100 new faces for 100UP
The recent intake of learners to the 100UP programme – which assists them through matriculation and the university application process, and ultimately to graduation – heralds the start of an enduring relationship between...
Professor Bongani Mayosi
Bongani Mayosi 1967–2018 The University of Cape Town mourns the passing of Professor Bongani Mayosi, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, who left us on the morning of Friday, 27 July. While this...
Nelson Mandela Exhibition
Alumni were invited to attend a private viewing of the Nelson Mandela Centenary Exhibition at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the South Bank Centre. This exhibition explores the life and times of Mandela and marks...
Welcome message from the new Vice-Chancellor
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, shares her welcome message with staff and students. The UCT community is proud to welcome Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng as the new Vice-Chancellor of...
UCT Student Wins Queen’s Young Leaders Award
Human rights activist Siposetu Mbuli, from Kayamnandi in Stellenbosch accepts an award from Queen Elizabeth at the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. SIPOSETU MBULI, a human rights activist in...
2017: A Year in Review
In selecting content for 2017: A Year in Review, the newsroom team was struck by how the national tableau continued to shape both our individual and institutional journeys. Ongoing uncertainty around the government’s plans...
Social responsiveness award for SII
The Schools Improvement Initiative (SII), one of Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price’s four Strategic Initiatives, has won the University of Cape Townʼs 2017 Social Responsiveness Award. The Social Responsiveness Committee made the announcement on 7...
UCT performs in 2018 subject rankings
UCT has been ranked among the top 50 universities in the world in three subjects in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject: development studies, geography and sport. A further eight subjects are in...
Top spot for Phakeng
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, currently the deputy vice-chancellor for research and internationalisation at UCT, has been appointed by Council as the new vice-chancellor of the university with effect from 1 July 2018. Professor Phakeng will...
Yet another accolade for Prof. Mayosi
University of Cape Town (UCT) UK Trust Trustee Professor Bongani Mayosi has been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM). The organisation – a leading institute in the field of medicine, has...