University of the Western Cape

Medico-legal claims are claims based on medical negligence or malpractice, and last financial year it was reported that R6.5-billion was awarded in medico-legal claims. Recently the Department of Health in the Eastern Cape was sued for…

The 2023 Council on Higher Education (CHE) conference aimed to bring together leading academics, researchers, policymakers, students and government officials. Delegates were afforded an opportunity to, among other things, engage about…

During the pandemic, the event was held online with over 600 participants, and was commended by the international physics community, including Physics World and Nature Physics. This year Tastes of Nuclear Physics celebrates the…

The UWC community was understandably devastated when its rugby team was relegated from the FNB Varsity Cup to the FNB Varsity Shield last year. On Monday, students and staff turned up in their numbers to demonstrate their unwavering…

The Grade 10 mathematics and science pupils from the Kuils River-based school, their teachers, and educators from other schools in Cape Town converged on campus for the second Saturday session for Project 2026.The initiative, run by the…

The vision of the FBF is to spread the love of music to learners and nurture in them a passion for music as well as the discipline that comes with learning to play an instrument.The band arrives at the schools after consultation with the…

In March, the world marks International HPV Awareness Day. The School of Nursing at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) says there is a global spotlight on the virus - a virus which can be eliminated. High risk types of HPVs cause…

The historic inauguration of the Charlotte Maxeke-Mary Robinson Irish South Africa Research Chair hosted by the Centre for Humanities Research (CHR) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) offers both societies the opportunity to…

The University of the Western Cape (UWC), more specifically the Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM), continuously strives to develop novel technologies and biobased products and processes that will provide local…

The School of Pharmacy within the Faculty of Natural Sciences at UWC have collaborated on numerous projects with the NCI that have resulted in pharmaceutical advancements in the fight against cancer.Dr Barry O’Keefe has led the NCI’s…