Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu: 1931–2021
7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021 Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who has died in Cape Town at 90, leaves a legacy commensurate with his stature as a towering figure in the theology of...
Dr Moloi-Motsepe officially installed as UCT’s sixth chancellor
By signing her name in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Golden Book on 10 December, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe cemented her place in UCT’s long history; its sixth chancellor since 1918. Dr Moloi-Motsepe was formally invested...
Six of the best: UCT graduates among Rhodes Scholars for 2022
Six of the 10 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa for 2022 have been awarded to University of Cape Town (UCT) graduates. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, applications for this prestigious scholarship for postgraduate study at...
UCT Trust celebrates Sir Frank Berman’s legacy
“Once I began to rediscover my alma mater through the University of Cape Town (UCT) Trust, I was astounded to come face to face with the huge advances it had made, even during those dark years.”...
Teamwork is the key to success for the IDM
Teamwork is key for Professor Valerie Mizrahi, the director of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) at the University of Cape Town (UCT). However, TEAM goes a little further for her and the institute she...
UCT leads in training aspiring African neurologists
Training a pool of neurologists in sub-Saharan Africa is an important step towards Africanising the vital discipline of neuroscience on the continent. In addition, it will help to facilitate inter- and cross-disciplinary research and...
UCT GSB MBA ranks top in Africa on sustainability performance
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) has been ranked 22nd in the world for its MBA programme on the Corporate Knights’ 2021 Better World MBA list of the top...
UCT research 109th in the world
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been placed 109th in the 2022 US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings. UCT was also ranked in the top 100 for five subjects, including...
Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut speaks about ‘The Promise’ at UCT’s The Writers’ Seminar
In introducing The Writers’ Seminar, Associate Professor Nadia Davids said, “We will be hosting a monthly seminar where we will be engaging with South African writers about their soon-to-be or recently published work. “In...
UCT Trust Launches Annual Appeal 2021/22
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 2021 Annual Appeal Letter ...