Global rankings: UCT rises in research ranking
UCT has been ranked 116th globally by the US News Best Global Universities Rankings, up nine places.
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Bursaries
UCT together with its many partners has a number of bursaries on offer for many undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
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New UCT VC Prof Moshabela ready to lead with respect and humility
UCT has appointed Professor Mosa Moshabela as vice-chancellor, effective from 1 October 2024.
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Youth Month 2024
As SA commemorates the brave youth of 1976 this Youth Month, throughout the month UCT News will profile remarkable young people from the UCT community. These individuals are making positive contributions, creating a better UCT and world.
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UCT is a global university in Afrika unleashing human potential to create a fair and just society.
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UCT produces graduates whose qualifications are internationally recognised and locally applicable, underpinned by values of engaged citizenship and social justice.
Research & innovation news
UCT is committed to generating new knowledge in, for and from Africa. Our recent achievements include identifying a new heart-attack gene and a landmark restitution of human remains that allowed redress and social justice through science.
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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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Continuing education
Unleash your potential by completing one – or more - of UCT’s continuing education short courses, workshops, seminars, lectures and conferences. These are offered in collaboration with the following UCT units and partners:
Transforming Child Healthcare in Africa
The African Paediatric Fellowship Programme (APFP) at UCT’s Department of Paediatrics and Child Health is transforming Africa’s child healthcare capacity by addressing the shortage of skilled paediatric professionals. By training and supporting a network of highly skilled paediatric clinician-leaders, APFP optimises health systems, shapes policy, and leads clinical service developments.
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AI Innovation for Africa's future
The Artificial Intelligence Research Unit (AIRU) at UCT was established to enhance the university’s AI capabilities, focusing on solving Africa’s development issues. Many AI tools come from outside the continent, but AIRU stresses the importance of African researchers developing AI solutions that are contextually relevant.
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Transforming higher education access
Aligned with the University of Cape Town’s Vision 2030, UCT’s 100UP programme is a cornerstone of the university’s commitment to social responsiveness. It supports academically strong learners from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing them with the support needed to access higher education.
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Showcasing excellence at UCT
The ‘Showcase Excellence at UCT’ event showcased excellence, transformation, and sustainability, highlighting the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) as the best university in Africa, placing in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
Showcasing excellence at UCT
Catalysis Institute: Shaping a sustainable future
The Catalysis Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) transitioned its focus to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. By leveraging extensive expertise in fossil fuels, the Institute develops and adapts processes to minimise reliance on these fuels.
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Events
PhD Preparedness Programme (online)
The aim of the course is to help students bridge the gap between a Masters' degree and a PhD, if the Masters' degree was a clinical or professional degree with less focus on independent research and academic writing skills.
Advocates, attorneys and legal practitioners mediation
This 60-hour course has been specially designed to enable lawyers to become mediators and mediation advocates in their spheres of speciality, including commercial, medical negligence, intellectual property, RAF and other matters.
Advanced legislative drafting
This practical and career-enhancing course, presented by specialists in the field, provides people involved in the drafting of legislation with essential theoretical and practical knowledge and skills.
Argue Better! Ethical Reasoning for Health Professionals
Healthcare providers often need to make difficult ethical decisions, but sometimes do not have the tools needed to make those decisions.
Notices
Council’s letters to individuals referenced in the panel’s report
The UCT Chair of Council, Mr Norman Arendse (SC), has written letters of apology to individuals who have been wronged as referenced in the report of the independent panel, as well as to the 37 anonymous complainants referred to in the Ombud Report.