UCT in top 20 globally for mining & mineral engineering

The recently released ShanghaiRanking’s Global Rankings of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2019 has placed the University of Cape Town (UCT) among the top 50 in two academic subjects: mining and mineral engineering (20th) and oceanography (36th)....

Multimillion rand boost for Africa medicines research

University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus and former chairman and chief executive of Coca-Cola Neville Isdell has donated $1 242 160 (about R18 million) towards research into the discovery of new medicines for...

Umthombo Publication

Welcome to Umthombo, a magazine featuring research stories from across the university. Umthombo is the isiXhosa word for a natural spring of water or fountain. The most notable features of a fountain are its natural...

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