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 occurrence...
Five students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) have recently been in Oxford to compete against over 1 000 teams from across the globe as they all seek to understand and resolve challenges...
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is celebrating its all-women executive academic leadership, rare in higher education institutions around the world, following the appointment of Professor Sue Harrison as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) for...
The Commonwealth, representing one-third of the world’s population and with a deep affinity with its seas, is uniquely placed to restore the health of the world’s oceans, University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus and endurance...
Four University of Cape Town (UCT) students are among 20 top young South African scientists successfully nominated by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) to attend the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting...
At the age of five, 20% of children in Masiphumelele are already infected with tuberculosis (TB). When these children enter high school, about half are infected with TB. By the time they become young...
Researchers from UCT are included in two of 12 international teams selected by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) to establish large interdisciplinary research hubs based at leading UK universities that address the world’s...
“It’s no longer what you know … it’s about what you do with that knowledge,” Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT), said during a panel discussion at the World Economic...
The University of Cape Town (UCT) held its position as the top university in Africa in the 2019 Best Global Universities Rankings, ahead of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Globally,...
University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng invites alumni to support the University through the UCT Trust UK. Please click on the following link to read our Annual Appeal Letter for 2018....
