The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted a virtual memorial service for the late Dr Stuart Saunders on Wednesday, 24 February 2021. Dr Stuart Saunders was a dedicated servant, steward and supporter of UCT and vice-chancellor from 1981 until 1996.
The countrywide COVID-19 lockdown is an essential measure taken to contain the spread of the coronavirus. We all carry a huge responsibility to mitigate the pandemic’s impact in our country. Please visit the Coronavirus Disease 2019 page for more information on UCT’s response to the virus in our university community.
UCT is an inclusive and engaged research-intensive African university that inspires creativity through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship; enhancing the lives of its students and staff, advancing a more equitable and sustainable social order and influencing the global higher education landscape.
UCT leads, in Africa, in four of the five major world university rankings: Times Higher Education, Quacquarelli Symonds, Center for World University Rankings and US News Best Global Universities.
136th Times Higher Education
UCT moved 20 places to 136th position in the latest 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
121st US News
The sixth edition of the US News Best Global Universities rankings saw UCT being ranked 121st globally for 2020.
This course is aimed at those who are new to Stata, as well as anyone who needs a basic Stata refresher. You will learn techniques for day-to-day use of Stata as well as be able to use Stata efficiently for basic analyses and graphics. This course is also designed for people who wish to attend the other courses in this programme, in particular the “Complex Social Survey Data” course or the “Measuring Economic Welfare” one.
This short course will present a brief but systematic overview of choice modelling and survey design theory and practice. The course will be offered both online and onsite. Taught by Professor Stephane Hess from the Choice Modelling Centre (CMC) at the University of Leeds and experts at the University of Cape Town.