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Celebrating UCT Day 2024 season and other updates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will celebrate UCT Day 2024 through a series of fundraising events and initiatives throughout October 2024.
26 Sep 2024
Celebrating UCT Day 2024 season and other updates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will celebrate UCT Day 2024 through a series of fundraising events and initiatives throughout October 2024.
26 Sep 2024
World Environmental Health Day
Theme for 2024: Creating Resilient Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
26 Sep 2024
How Amapiano is bringing vibes to UCT students' lives
UCT students share what Amapiano means to them, from party vibes to study grinds, in a celebration of this globally rising genre.
26 Sep 2024
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
Prof Gregory Smith delivered his inaugural lecture on 19 September 2024.
26 Sep 2024
Ancient games: The future of education
UCT’s School of Education’s OERiGA project is using indigenous games to equip Generation Z educators and learners with essential skills for the digital age.
25 Sep 2024
Rising malaria resistance a growing threat - warns UCT professor in his inaugural lecture
Although malaria mortality rates have decreased over the years, the problem still lies with rising resistance, according to Professor Gregory Smith , a professor of inorganic chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cape Town (UCT). He recently delivered his inaugural lecture to mark his promotion to full professorship, the highest academic rank.
25 Sep 2024
Media release
Invitation to complete a questionnaire on AI tools in relation to assessment
At UCT we are actively working to develop appropriate responses and best practices around emerging AI technologies.
25 Sep 2024
Braaing and bonding: UCT students celebrate a South African tradition
UCT students dive into the vibrant tradition of braai, celebrating the joy of grilling and community.
25 Sep 2024
Unity in diversity: UCT Students on the meaning of Heritage Day
UCT students reflect on Heritage Day, sharing insights on the power of cultural diversity and unity in South Africa.
25 Sep 2024
Heritage Day through the eyes of UCT students
UCT students share their thoughts on Heritage Day, highlighting the beauty of cultural diversity and the power of unity.
25 Sep 2024
What Ubuntu means to us
Discover what Ubuntu means through the voices of UCT students from different cultural backgrounds.
25 Sep 2024
ACDI launches PiNC Lab to advance nature-based climate solutions in Africa
The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), based at UCT, has launched a new nature-based solutions-focused research group.
23 Sep 2024
UCT Day 2024: Special day of celebrations and supporting our students
In the spirit of ubuntu, that is ‘I am because you are’, I invite you to participate in the special events and initiatives in celebration of the UCT Day 2024 season as we endeavour to unlock the generosity of spirit within and for the University of Cape Town (UCT).
23 Sep 2024
‘I play to have fun, but also to win’
UCT’s eGaming team are USSA eSports university champions.
23 Sep 2024
UCT research delves into the experiences of ‘bully-victims’
According to a new study by Dr Nombulelo Jokazi, a PhD graduate from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Commerce , socially integrated mobile bully-victims possess complex characteristics. Her thesis is titled “Identifying the characteristics of socially integrated mobile bully-victims using a mobile application”.
23 Sep 2024
Media release
Researchers decode oldest DNA from South Africa to date
A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany has analysed human remains from the Oakhurst rock shelter in southernmost Africa and reconstructed the genomes of 13 individuals, who died between 1 300 and 10 000 years ago, including the oldest human genome from South Africa to date.
22 Sep 2024
Media release
Now, now: Decoding a South African time mystery
UCT students explain the meaning behind the popular South African phrase 'now, now,’ showcasing how it differs across cultures and languages.
21 Sep 2024
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