University of the Western Cape

Ensuring the development and protection of intellectual property, technology transfer and project management skills are all essential elements that complement these natural advantages in a South African context.For these reasons, the…

Western Cape’s (UWC) Institute for Water Studies started working with communities in the Nuwejaars Catchment in 2014, and organised an outreach event in October 2022 to share their research findings on water, plant and animal life in the…

The meeting was hosted on 24 October by the UWC Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Professor Monwabisi Ralarala and the UWC Chair in Forensic Linguistics and Multilingualism, Professor Russell Kaschula.There is a renewed focus on…

Attendees included representatives from various local universities, Chinese officials and members of the Confucius Institute at UWC. Staff and students had the opportunity to learn some of the ancient Chinese disciplines. These included…

The R3-million mobile dental clinic is said to be the biggest such clinic in South Africa and will significantly increase treatment and care of the impoverished communities in the Western Cape. In addition, dentistry students joining the…

Prof Nadar is the Desmond Tutu Research Chair in Religion and Social Justice (SARChI, Tier1). and Prof Savahl is director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children Families and Society, and a B2 NRF-rated researcher. ASSAf…

The participating clubs of the She-Bobo football festival are sending their coaches to the Premier Skills programme to be held at the University of the Western Cape on 20 and 21 October 2022. The Premier Skills programme is an initiative…

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has a rich sport history which, among other things, challenged the apartheid regime. But when Mandla Gagayi first set foot in the university’s sports department in 2015 he was “shocked” to discover…

‘Pandemic preparedness’ has become a mantra as countries and global public health organisations take stock of the weaknesses that Covid-19 exposed in public health systems.One area that organisations like the Africa Centres for Disease…

The Premier Skills programme is an initiative between the British Council South Africa and the English Premier League. The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational…