The Baxter Theatre Centre turns 40 this year, having opened its doors on 1 August 1977. In preparation for this milestone it has launched an exciting fundraising drive called the 40/80 campaign. The space came...
Renowned environmentalist and alumnus Lewis Pugh has been appointed as adjunct professor in International Law at UCT. Pugh studied law in South Africa and the UK. He holds a BA, LLB and LLM in...
UK based UCT Alumni gathered in the splendid surroundings of Vintners’ Hall, the spiritual home of the UK wine trade, for the Annual UK-UCT Alumni Reception, hosted by Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price. Guest speaker,...
The UCT Trust (UK) was a proud host of a recent UCT Opera Concert, held at the home of Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis in London. Led by Dr Lisa Engelbrecht, Head Vocal Coach at...
Sir Peter Ratcliffe, Trustee of the Wolfson Foundation, recently gave the Wolfson Memorial Lecture at UCT. The Wolfson Memorial Lecture was established in memory of the late Lord Wolfson of Marylebone, founder and former...
Fifty years after South Africa performed the world’s first successful heart transplant‚ researchers at UCT’s Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa (HICRA), through global collaboration, have identified a new gene that is a...
A study led by UCT’s Dr Greg Calligaro and Professor Keertan Dheda, which was recently published in The Lancet: Infectious Medicine, has brought a TB test to the people. Tuberculosis has killed more than a billion...
In a year that sees the Rhodes Scholarships increasing the size of its cohort and its reach to the Middle East and Malaysia, four UCT graduates made the cut for one of the most...
The board of the University of Cape Town (UK) Trust has passed a resolution of support for UCT and the right to education in South Africa Read the full statement below or click here...
Dr Russell Ally, UCT’s Executive Director of Development and Alumni recently joined UCT alumni at a well-attended International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) Reception at the prestigious hotel Savoy Hotel in London. The Guest...
