University of the Western Cape

This was the central theme during Science Week when the Science Learning Centre for Africa (SLCA) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) invited primary and high school learners in the Western Cape to a full programme on Saturday, 5…

As August marks Women's Month, the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Economic and Management Sciences Faculty has thrown its weight and knowledge behind a series of projects to help upskill and empower women from various walks of…

An unexplained astronomical object has been observed by a team of South African, US and Australian scientists, with the help of machine learning.Led by Michelle Lochner, who holds a joint position at the University of the Western Cape…

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has ranked fourth among South African universities in the inaugural Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2023. Throughout the entire Sub-Saharan Africa region, UWC has…

Bill Moses, the Managing Director of the Kresge Foundation’s Education Programme, visited the University recently to celebrate the three-year partnership between the two institutions.“One of the reasons we supported the University of the…

For a few years now, the university's Faculty of Community Health Sciences (CHS) has been tapping into Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies to look at ways to improve student success by converting anatomy lectures…

Sekgala has now completed his Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health) at the School of Public Health, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences.In his research, he focused on Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) which is a variety of health conditions…

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has made valuable contributions towards the effort of student success in the higher education landscape at a recent sectoral conference. UWC made a number of presentations and inputs at the…

Professor Ignatius Swart, head of UWC’s Department of Religion and Theology, said: “The World Council of Churches (WCC) is undoubtedly the most important international body for Christian ecumenism. Our department is very proud of Dr…

The second-year BA Sport student won the USSA 100m title and was selected for the national team participating at the World University Championships in China later this year.Peddy, who was born in Springbok in the Northern Cape and grew up…