UCT bio-brick on show at Vienna museum
It may not be the prettiest showpiece at the MAK Design Lab in the Austrian Museum for Applied Arts/Contemporary Art in Vienna, but it’s the thought that counts. UCT’s world-first bio-brick, made using human...
UCT tops in Africa in all five major rankings
The University of Cape Town (UCT) took the top spot in South Africa and jumped back up into the 201–300 band in the latest ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2019, published on...
VC’s top career tips for postgrads
Focus. Discipline. Passion. Those were the three traits highlighted as essential to build a rewarding career in academia by Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng during her address to University of Cape Town (UCT) postgraduate students....
UCT in top 1.3% globally
The University of Cape Town (UCT) ranks 252 out of 20 000 universities worldwide, according to the most recent list from the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) for 2019–2020. These rankings, published today, place...
UCT VC centre stage at U7+ Alliance Summit
University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng was part of a five-member panel that addressed international media at the close of the inaugural U7+ Alliance Summit on 10 July in Paris, where...
UCT, Bristol University in ‘profound collaboration’
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has joined hands with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom to launch a novel Researchers without Borders PhD programme that Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has described...
Hon doc for maths ‘trailblazer’ Phakeng
Already named “the most influential woman academic in Africa” and “most prestigious businesswoman of the year”, University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng added yet another string to her bow when she...
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). Two...
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 infectious...
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 occurrence...