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In May 2023, the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) – hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) on behalf of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) – marked its fifth year since it was established as…

The world’s top chief executive officers are looking for two main attributes in their staff: creativity and pattern interruption. This was the words of Esona Makinana, facilitator at the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking (d-school)…

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Sports Centre has been a hive of activity over Netball World Cup Cape Town 2023, hosting numerous team practices in the lead-up to the finals at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 6…

SIX new South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) chairs have been awarded to the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) researchers since the beginning of the year. While two are replacement SARChI chairs, four are new appointments,…

The complexity underpinning the world’s wicked problems calls for urgent collaboration between experts in different fields, as well as policymakers, researchers and civil society. University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor interim…

The University of Cape Town (UCT) once again ranks in the top 201–300 band of universities, according to the 2023 ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published on 15 August – the best ranking for a university…

Gearing up for test season, the University of Cape Town (UCT) will launch the seven-day Test Hustle Challenge for students from 23 to 30 August. This is an opportunity to define their test preparation goals and commit themselves to a…

Lack of confidentiality and feelings of shame related to experiences of domestic violence as well as service providers' discomfort in dealing with mental health issues were some of the reasons why detecting symptoms of depression, anxiety…

The University of Cape Town (UCT) was lauded for its commitment to multilingualism, including teaching/learning of African languages, at a recent Universities South Africa (USAf)-supported Language Resources Audit. This after a USAf…

Practising gratitude, the art of being thankful, showing appreciation and being kind can change our perspective of the world for the better and may have lasting effects on our brains. A recently released study by University of Cape Town…