Global rankings: UCT rises in research ranking
UCT has been ranked 116th globally by the US News Best Global Universities Rankings, up nine places.
Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture: Professor Joachim Frank
Professor Mosa Moshabela invites you to a Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture by Nobel Laureate, Professor Joachim Frank, at 18:00 SAST on Tuesday, 20 August 2024.
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Women’s Month 2024
In commemoration of Women’s Month, we celebrate remarkable womxn in our community. These individuals are driving innovative research, making strides in various industries, breaking barriers, and paving the way for future generations.
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Message from the new vice-chancellor
One of the most commonly known African proverbs states: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”. This comes to mind on a day like this, as I commence my term as vice-chancellor at UCT.
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UCT Official Merchandise
For a limited time only, purchase your UCT Official Merchandise at Steve Biko Students’ Union Building, Cissie Gool Plaza on UCT upper campus.
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UCT Short Courses
Complete one or more of UCT’s continuing education short courses. These are offered in collaboration with a number of UCT faculties, departments and partners.
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Teaching and Learning Conference
Submit your proposal by 13 September for UCT’s annual Teaching and Learning Conference, themed All About Curriculum: New Visions and Future Directions. 2024 promises to be transformative for educators, students, and academic leaders.
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UCT is a global university in Afrika unleashing human potential to create a fair and just society.
Vision 2030 #Unleash
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Study at UCT
UCT produces graduates whose qualifications are internationally recognised and locally applicable, underpinned by values of engaged citizenship and social justice.
Research & innovation news
UCT is committed to generating new knowledge in, for and from Africa. Our recent achievements include identifying a new heart-attack gene and a landmark restitution of human remains that allowed redress and social justice through science.
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UCT and the Sustainable Development Goals
UCT is committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and contributes meaningfully to all 17 of them. As the leading university in Africa, we have a critical role to play in addressing global challenges through research.
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Research and innovation: highlights 2020/21
Despite the global pandemic – and, in fact, driven by the increased urgency it created – the year of 2020/21 at UCT was marked by great research achievements and several seminal events informed by and feeding into our forward thinking.
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Continuing education
Unleash your potential by completing one – or more - of UCT’s continuing education short courses, workshops, seminars, lectures and conferences. These are offered in collaboration with the following UCT units and partners:
Transforming Child Healthcare in Africa
The African Paediatric Fellowship Programme (APFP) at UCT’s Department of Paediatrics and Child Health is transforming Africa’s child healthcare capacity by addressing the shortage of skilled paediatric professionals. By training and supporting a network of highly skilled paediatric clinician-leaders, APFP optimises health systems, shapes policy, and leads clinical service developments.
Showcasing excellence at UCT
AI Innovation for Africa's future
The Artificial Intelligence Research Unit (AIRU) at UCT was established to enhance the university’s AI capabilities, focusing on solving Africa’s development issues. Many AI tools come from outside the continent, but AIRU stresses the importance of African researchers developing AI solutions that are contextually relevant.
Showcasing excellence at UCT
Transforming higher education access
Aligned with the University of Cape Town’s Vision 2030, UCT’s 100UP programme is a cornerstone of the university’s commitment to social responsiveness. It supports academically strong learners from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing them with the support needed to access higher education.
Showcasing excellence at UCT
Showcasing excellence at UCT
The ‘Showcase Excellence at UCT’ event showcased excellence, transformation, and sustainability, highlighting the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) as the best university in Africa, placing in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
Showcasing excellence at UCT
Catalysis Institute: Shaping a sustainable future
The Catalysis Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) transitioned its focus to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. By leveraging extensive expertise in fossil fuels, the Institute develops and adapts processes to minimise reliance on these fuels.
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Events
Heritage Resources Management
(Ends 27 August 2024)
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Online course
The Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013
This six-hour remote course will discuss the grounds for lawful processing and focus on material aspects of the 2013 POPI Act.
Chinese law and investment in Africa: An overview
This eight-hour remote course, held over four days, is an essential resource to understand and navigate China's interests in Africa, and offers a short overview of Chinese business law and international investment policies.
VC's Open Lecture: Professor Joachim Frank (Nobel Laureate)
Professor Joachim Frank is a German-born American biochemist who won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on image-processing techniques that proved essential to the development of cryo-electron microscopy.
Notices
Council’s letters to individuals referenced in the panel’s report
The UCT Chair of Council, Mr Norman Arendse (SC), has written letters of apology to individuals who have been wronged as referenced in the report of the independent panel, as well as to the 37 anonymous complainants referred to in the Ombud Report.