University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Salome Maswime addressed top-performing students from the National Science and Technology Forum’s (NSTF) Brilliants Programme in a webinar as part of the forum’s Motivational Talks Programme…

Postgraduate teaching and learning at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) has entered a new frontier. Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), obstetricians in training can now step into a revolutionary…

On Wednesday, 13 September, the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) welcomed local and international scholars to discuss the response of African universities to the drive towards a global standardisation of higher education models,…

A Nature Communications research paper co-authored by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Emeritus Professor Mark Alexander shows how emissions from global concrete production can be significantly reduced by improving material efficiency.…

In Heritage Month, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Human Evolution Research Institute (HERI) has collaborated with Iziko Museums of South Africa to host a new exhibition, Humanity, which will open to the public on 28 September.HERI…

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) promise to catapult African drug discovery into a new era, a new research paper in Nature Communications has demonstrated. Co-authored by University of Cape Town (UCT) scientists, the…

Professor Sebastian Skatulla threaded a scholarly needle by weaving structural mechanics, heart disease and climate change during his inaugural lecture at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Snape Building on 13 September.It’s not that…

South Africa is battling the dual crises of high unemployment and a critical skills shortage. The manufacturing sector is a key contributor to economic growth and a direct employer. But growing the sector requires innovation and the…

Transforming Africa into an economic powerhouse of the future requires ingenuity, innovative business ideas, and passion. And student entrepreneurs at Cape Town’s universities are on the right track to achieve this monumental goal.And…

The University of Cape Town (UCT) remains the top university on the continent in this year’s World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE) on Wednesday, 27 September.The university was well placed at 167th position…