UCT retains Africa's top spot in ARWU rankings
UCT remains the top university on the continent, according to ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sebastian Skatulla
Professor Sebastian Skatulla will present a lecture titled “What has structural mechanics to do with rheumatic heart disease and global climate change?” at 18:00 SAST on Wednesday, 13 September 2023.
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UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Edina Sinanovic
Professor Edina Sinanovic will deliver her Inaugural Lecture, titled “Getting the most out of life – Understanding the opportunity cost of your decisions” at 17:00 SAST on 18 September 2023.
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University of the Future challenge
The University of the Future (UoF) challenge, a call for inspirational and innovative ideas from across the university community, is now open. Ideas by groups need to be submitted by 31 October 2023.
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UCT Short Courses
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UCT retains Africa's top spot in ARWU rankings
UCT remains the top university on the continent, according to ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023.
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Applications for undergraduate study in 2024 closed on Friday, 4 August 2023. Applicants who need financial assistance must submit separate applications to NSFAS. Please confirm postgraduate application deadlines with the faculty office.
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UCT and the Sustainable Development Goals
UCT is committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and contributes meaningfully to all 17 of them. As the leading university in Africa, we have a critical role to play in addressing global challenges through research.
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Research and innovation: highlights 2020/21
Despite the global pandemic – and, in fact, driven by the increased urgency it created – the year of 2020/21 at UCT was marked by great research achievements and several seminal events informed by and feeding into our forward thinking.
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Events
Essentials of Nursing Children with a Tracheostomy
(Ends 12 November 2023)
More infoIntroducing healthcare professionals caring for children with tracheostomy, to essential knowledge and skills.
The Tales of Hoffmann
Opera UCT performs The Tales of Hoffmann, directed by Steven Stead and joined by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jeremy Silver.
Second Neues Lied Festival
Neues Lied is a festival for art song founded by Dr Esthea Kruger in Würzburg, Germany in 2018, and established in Cape Town in 2022. The festival consists of several events highlighting the multifaceted beauty of the art song genre.
Cape Heart Institute Research Meeting
“Pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes in African populations"
Notices
ICTS scheduled maintenance – 17 September 2023
ICTS will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, 17 September 2023.
The slot will run from 09:00 to 17:00. Limited ICT services will be available, unless advised to the contrary.