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News UCT researchers map real impact of GenAI in teaching, learning

Researchers drew on sociomateriality as a theoretical and analytical lens to explore GenAI practices in teaching and learning at UCT.

02 Dec 2025 - 3 min read

News Shaping the future of technology ethics from Africa

UCT’s EthicsLab invites scholars, artists, and practitioners to join a growing community exploring the ethics of emerging technologies from African perspectives.

02 Dec 2025

News Summer School returns in January  2026

UCT’s flagship Summer School programme will be back in January. This is the only programme of its kind on the continent.

01 Dec 2025 - 1 min read

News A night of elegance and affirmation at UCT’s staff awards

UCT hosted its annual staff awards on 24 November to honour more than 300 staff members across academic, technical, research, support, and administrative roles.

01 Dec 2025 - 10 min read

News Innovative programme promotes community-based palliative care

The Compassionate Communities of Care project will set a firm foundation to develop a multi-sectoral, community-led palliative care programme in Manenberg and Heideveld.

01 Dec 2025 - 5 min read

UCT’s ‘backbone’ honoured at 2025 staff awards The 2025 UCT Staff Awards celebrated excellence, dedication and the quiet leadership that keeps the university moving forward. Against a backdrop of music, warm applause, and heartfelt reunions, colleagues from across faculties and departments gathered to honour long service, innovation, and outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and support services, among other areas. 28 Nov 2025

‘Career highlight’ for VC’s award winner Sayed Hess UCT has honoured technical officer Sayed Hess with a Vice-Chancellor’s Service Excellence Award for his outstanding commitment to safety, operations and research fieldwork. 28 Nov 2025

UCT helps unveil hidden pre-colonial cities with LiDAR A cutting-edge LiDAR project at UCT is transforming archaeological understanding of South Africa’s pre-colonial urban landscapes. 28 Nov 2025

‘I’m honoured to continue serving UCT’ UCT’s hospitality manager, Patrick Rezandt, is a recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Service Excellence Award 25 Nov 2025

Immunity, outbreaks and building vaccine sovereignty UCT hosted its final inaugural lecture of its 2025 series on 20 November. It was delivered by Prof Wendy Burgers in the New Learning Centre Lecture Theatre on the Faculty of Health Sciences campus. 25 Nov 2025

Riashna Sithaldeen, Deepti Charitar share VC’s Service Excellence Award For their role in conceptualising the UCT Chatbot project and supporting its successful implementation, Dr Riashna Sithaldeen and Dr Deepti Charitar were named recipients of the 2025 VC’s Service Excellence Award. 25 Nov 2025

UCT’s CMD celebrates nine MACE Excellence Awards UCT’s Communication and Marketing Department scooped nine awards at this year’s MACE Awards hosted in Johannesburg recently. 25 Nov 2025

What indigenous health services mean for students Collaborative, holistic care for students is being endorsed with UCT’s indigenous health advisory services. 25 Nov 2025

Innovative waste solutions earn Marthinus VC’s Excellence Award Annestacia Marthinus’s initiative to transform waste management has won her the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award – the second accolade this year. 24 Nov 2025

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Embracing multilingualism for a transformed UCT

The MEP, OIC and RAG joined together to host the annual International Translation Day celebration, and recognise Deaf Awareness Month, on 26 September 2025.

The MEP, OIC and RAG joined together to host the annual International Translation Day celebration, and recognise Deaf Awareness Month, on 26 September 2025.

11 Nov 2025 - 6 min read

A rallying call for Africa’s urban future

The African Centre for Cities at UCT has launched a report that challenges Africa to rethink the future of its cities.

The African Centre for Cities at UCT has launched a report that challenges Africa to rethink the future of its cities.

10 Nov 2025 - 6 min read

UCT launches Centre for Wellbeing and Flourishing

It was all about the success of students and staff as UCT hosted the inaugural Wellbeing and Flourishing Conference to launch the Centre for Wellbeing and Flourishing.

It was all about the success of students and staff as UCT hosted the inaugural Wellbeing and Flourishing Conference to launch the Centre for Wellbeing and Flourishing.

23 Sep 2025 - 6 min read

UCT champions access and inclusivity in scholarship

UCT Libraries Press has produced another volume that emphasises the university’s commitment to inclusive knowledge sharing.

UCT Libraries Press has produced another volume that emphasises the university’s commitment to inclusive knowledge sharing.

23 Sep 2025 - 5 min read

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