UCT student makes history in genetics
At the age of 27, University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD student Malebo Malope made history as the first black genetics counsellor in South Africa. The PhD student said although she was one of...
SA a world leader in HIV research
A new report charting global trends in HIV/AIDS research has identified South Africa as one of the global leaders in the field. The University of Cape Town (UCT) was also revealed to be the...
UCT GSB global leader in ethical business education
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Graduate School of Business (GSB) has been awarded 40th position in the 2019 Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking Top 40 – making it the only business school on...
UCT best in Africa in world rankings
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 121st globally – and top in South Africa and on the continent – in the sixth edition of the US News Best Global Universities rankings....
UCT Law on the brink of a new frontier
To explore the parallels between law and technology, and draw further on their interconnectedness for both research and teaching and learning, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has undertaken to establish Africa’s first Centre...
UCT in global top 100 for graduate employability
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has won a spot among the top 100 universities worldwide, securing 91st position in the 2020 Quacquarelli-Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Rankings published today. This ranking provides insight into an...
Seven A-rated researchers for UCT
The University of Cape Town (UCT) welcomes the A-rating of seven of its researchers by the country’s National Research Foundation (NRF). The ratings were formally awarded at the NRF awards on Thursday, 12 September...
Warm response to Moloi-Motsepe’s election as chancellor
There has been a warm response to the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) election of Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe as the university’s sixth chancellor, a position that she will take up from 1 January 2020....
High praise for UCT’s open online courses
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been recognised with five massive open online courses (MOOCs) on the Class Central list of the Top Free Online Courses of All Time, which is based on tens...
UCT medical research on the world stage
Three researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) recently hosted an IdeasLab on innovative research into infectious diseases at the World Economic Forum’s 13th Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2019 in Dalian,...