UCT VC invited higher education partners to deliberately collaborate in answering the world’s grand challenges. A call-to-action he extended at the 2025 summit where UCT was announced as the 2026 THE WAS hosts – in collaboration with UoB.

The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for postgraduates challenges them to explain their often complex research to a non-specialist audience in a couple of minutes.

UCT has advanced to 164th place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, placing among the top 7.5% of universities worldwide.

UCT conversation series explores how Africa can shift from passive consumption to active co-creation of future value in technology and finance.

UCT and the Global Centre on AI Governance recently launched the African Hub on AI Safety, Peace, and Security.