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Luhlanganiso Majebe is the first recipient of UCT’s Uyinene Mrwetyana Scholarship, established by the Faculty of Humanities in partnership with the Development and Alumni Department. Read more:
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PLEASE NOTE: All UCT students have been evacuated from campus by emergency services support staff. We have taken them to pre-determined locations. We will continue to work with & support Sanparks & the City of Cape Town to extinguish this fire. Please stay safe first & foremost.
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Take a stand and rise against sexual and gender-based violence.
Join UCT and members of the public at the gates of Parliament now.
#RememberingNene
#RiseAgainstSGBV
#JustNO
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UCT has jumped up 20 places in the latest 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, placing it first in both the country and the continent. Read more:
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#UCTGrad2018
Memorable moments continue as the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce is being conferred at the Faculty of Commerce graduation ceremony.
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@UCT_VC
& GESDA will host a discussion about Quantum Revolution & Advanced AI for youth on Sunday, 10 July at 16:00 SAST. No idea how it impacts you? We get it. That's the whole point. Join the live conversation on Facebook & Twitter to find out.
#youthinscience
#science4africa
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How can we use the science of the future to ensure that Africa has what it takes to adapt to an everchanging world? Find out more on this on Sunday, 24 July at 16:00 SAST.
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The University of Cape Town wishes our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, a happy birthday!
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.
@UCT_VC
will host public health physician & epidemiologist Dr Tolullah Oni and Daan du Toit, DDG: International Cooperation and Resources in the SA Dept of Science & Innovation, in a conversation about Science & Diplomacy on Sunday, 31 July 2022.
#youthinscience
#science4africa
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#UCTVCOpenLecture
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng invites you to the third VC’s Open Lecture of the year, to be presented virtually by the Auditor-General of South Africa & UCT alumna, Ms Tsakani Maluleke, on 30 September at 18:00 SAST.
Register:
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The UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre at the Forest Hill residence complex in Main Road, Mowbray is open to staff, students & the broader public.
Register for the vaccine. Do it for yourself, family, friends and the UCT community.
Find out more:
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[VIDEO] VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng received a token of appreciation from Kaizer Chiefs founder, Dr Kaizer Motaung, this week. Dr Motaung was recognised by UCT through an honorary doctorate in July 2022.
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UCT master’s student Chido Dzinotyiwei has developed an online tool that teaches users indigenous African languages. Read more:
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Four UCT students have developed a one-stop banking shop that performs banking transactions, monitors account activity and speaks four South African languages. Read more:
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#WelcomeUCTVC
A warm welcome to Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng who took on the role of Vice-Chancellor of UCT from 1 July 2018. We wish you a successful term in office.
Professor Phakeng writes to the UCT community on her first day in office:
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The
#UCTOfficialMerchandise
spring sale is here!
Get your hands on official UCT branded merchandise with any of our combo deals at the spring sale.
Place your order on Takealot today:
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Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe has been elected as the University of Cape Town’s sixth chancellor. She will take up the position from 1 January 2020. Read more:
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#UCTVCOpenLecture
The second VC’s Open Lecture of the year, to be presented virtually by author and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is titled “The Idolatry of Theory: a defense of storytelling”. It will take place on 28 July 2021 at 18:00.
Register:
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UCT VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng invites staff to the virtual UCT Annual Awards 2021 on Monday, 6 December at 18:00 to honour & celebrate the exceptional contributions of PASS & academic staff at the university.
#UCTAwards2021
Register now:
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UCT is providing 30-40GB data to students. UCT is also pleased to confirm that MTN and Vodacom have also agreed to zero rate access to certain UCT sites in addition to Cell C and Telkom. Read the full media release.
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UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been elected Chair of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU). Her two-year term, from 2023 to 2025, will see IARU being led by an African for the first time ever. Read more:
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UCT’s chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, has joined the Harvard University Global Advisory Council. Read more:
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VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng invites you to a Decolonialisation & Decoloniality webinar presented by the recipients of the UCT decolonialisation & decoloniality grants on Tuesday, 22 September at 10:00 SAST.
#UCTDecolonialityWebinar
Register now:
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#UCTForWomxnByWomxn
In celebration of Women’s Month, UCT VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will host a virtual Women’s Day event featuring keynote speaker, Miss South Africa 2020, Ms Shudufhadzo Musida on Tuesday, 10 August 2021 at 13:00 SAST.
Register:
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You have until Friday, 19 August 2022, 12:00 SAST to share your ideas on how science can be used to change Africa's future.
The catch? An all-expenses trip to present these yourself at the 2022 GESDA Summit! Good luck!
#youthinscience
#science4africa
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With immediate effect the student registration fee block in respect of 2020 debt will be lifted for students from SA and the rest of Africa. UCT Chair of Council Babalwa Ngonyama writes on this and other fees-related decisions:
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Associate Professor Salome Maswime has recently joined the Faculty of Health Sciences in her new role as the head of Global Surgery. Read more:
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UCT has been ranked best on the continent and among the top 1.4% globally by the 2021–22 Center for World University Rankings. Read more:
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UCT has been ranked the best university on the continent in the 2020 US News Best Global Universities rankings. Read more:
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#UCTGrad2021
The virtual December graduation events will take place on 13 & 14 December 2021 at 17:00 & 19:30 SAST.
The pre-recorded celebration events will be streamed online via the UCT website & on the UCT Facebook & Twitter page.
Find out more:
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Do not miss the
#UCTVCOpenLecture
presented virtually by founder & chief executive officer of African Leadership Group, Mr Fred Swaniker, titled “The impact of the African youth on the 4th industrial revolution” on Wednesday, 13 April at 18:00.
Register:
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Have you registered to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
Do it for yourself, family, friends and the UCT community.
#UCTProtectingYourselfProtectsOthers
Find out more:
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Do not miss the
#TBDavieLecture
to be presented by Professor Elaine Baum tilted “Activism and the Corporate University: incompatible or possible?” on Wednesday, 24 August at 18:00 SAST.
Register for the in-person event:
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The University of Cape Town (UCT) has leaped 18 places in the US News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings, and is ranked 9th in the world for infectious diseases in the subject rankings. Read more:
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UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng
@Fabacademic
will receive an honorary degree from the University of Bristol on Monday, 22 July 2019 at 17:00 SAST. Watch the live stream here:
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Notice: The UCT Food Security Programme, an initiative to address student hunger, is providing packed lunches from 11:00 to 14:00 (Monday to Friday) in Room 1.04, Level 1, Leslie Social Building. This programme is available to any student.
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#UCTGrad2018
Master of Ceremonies, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng welcomes graduands to the Faculty of Commerce graduation ceremony.
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The Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Associate Professor Shose Kessi, invites you to a virtual colloquium on the San & Khoi Centre Heritage Commemoration. The event will take place on Wednesday, 29 September at 17:30 SAST on MS Teams.
Register now:
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@PitsiLelahane
@FabAcademic
UCT was ranked 171st in the last rankings issued in 2018 prior to the current VC taking over. The university is now ranked 160th.
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@Miss_Gallie
Hi. UCT has taken note. Please report the matter to the UCT Office for Inclusivity and Change (OIC) for investigation on 021 650 3530 during office hours or 072 393 7824 (24/7 hotline) or via the online case reporting tool:
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Qobo Ningiza will become South Africa’s first deaf law graduate when he is capped at the UCT Autumn graduation ceremony on Friday, 12 April 2019. Read more:
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UCT will host a webinar on managing social media risks, to be presented by South Africa’s leading expert on social media law, Ms Emma Sadleir on Wednesday, 20 October at 17:00 SAST via MS Teams.
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The University of Cape Town (UCT) is pleased to announce that Cell C and Telkom have both agreed to the university’s request to zero-rate access to certain UCT websites. Read more:
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Mpumelelo Mhlongo, a PhD student at UCT and the university’s star athlete, broke two world records at the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Read more:
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#RememberingNene
Staff and students have gathered on UCT Plaza to remember Nene and all those affected daily by sexual and gender-based violence in our society.
#RiseAgainstSGBV
#JustNO
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WATCH LIVE: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie presents the second VC’s Open Lecture for the year, titled “The Idolatry of Theory: a defense of storytelling”.
#UCTVCOpenLecture
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UCT Chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, has announced a R5 million donation by the Motsepe Foundation to help the university manage its multi-faceted response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Read more:
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UCT law lecturer Gaopalelwe Mathiba will become the youngest person to be conferred a PhD in law in the past 11 years. Read more:
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NOTICE: The NBTs have been a requirement for undergraduate admission at UCT. Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NBT testing programme, the NBTs will not be part of the admission criteria for admission to UCT in 2021. Read more:
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UCT electrical engineering student Rowyn Naidoo is close to finalising an affordable, smart UVC light system that disinfects surfaces, the air and large rooms – and even face masks. Read more:
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UCT is greatly saddened to announce that Professor Harry Garuba (61) passed away on the evening of 28 February 2020 following a long illness. The university conveys heartfelt condolences to the Garuba family and friends. UCT will share more details later.
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UCT executive & Leadership Lekgotla, following the recent address by President Cyril Ramaphosa & on the advice of a range of agencies & health specialists, have decided to break immediately for Term 1 vacation & to suspend classes from & including 16 March
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UCT has noted claims around an applicant who has not been accepted into the Faculty of Health Sciences. Read the full statement:
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The University of Cape Town has noted with concern alleged derogatory remarks by a social media user alleged to be a student at the institution. Read the full statement.
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Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng invites you to the virtual
#UCTAwards2020
on 2 December 2020 at 18:00 to honour & celebrate the exceptional contributions of UCT PASS & academic staff at the university.
Find out more:
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UCT moved up two places and remains the best university in Africa, according to the QS World University Rankings 2020. Read more:
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The UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Site will be open for staff, students and the public from 09:00 to 13:00 on Saturday, 25 September. Walk-ins are welcome.
The site is located on Main Road in Mowbray – in the Forest Hill Residence – and access is from Broad Street.
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Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, together with the RMF Scholarship Committee, invites you to the launch of the Rhodes Must Fall Scholarship Fund & virtual
#RhodesMustFall
Public Lecture on Friday, 9 April 2021 at 18:00 SAST.
Register now:
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UCT student Malebo Malope made history as the first black genetics counsellor in South Africa. Read more:
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Fourth-year medical students Banele Mhlongo and Vuma Mthembu are developing an app that they are hoping will improve the lives of deaf patients using healthcare facilities – and their understanding of common diseases. Read more:
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Notice: UCT is supporting a contingent of students through the Department of Students Affairs to travel to and attend the funeral of Uyinene Mrwetyana.
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Don’t miss the
#UCTVCInauguralLecture
presented virtually by Professor Abimbola Windapo on Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 18:00 SAST. The lecture will highlight strategies that stakeholders can use to prevent project failure.
Register:
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#UCTFire
#UCTWillRiseAgain
The university would like to express a sincere message of gratitude to all volunteers who responded to the
#JaggerLibrarySalvage
call.
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PLEASE NOTE: We thank all emergency services support staff who have worked with the university, City of Cape Town and Sanparks thus far. As soon as more information becomes available we will share it.
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Gabe Gabriel, a graduate of UCT, has written and directed South Africa’s first gay romantic comedy (rom-com), No Hiding Here, which is available to watch on the streaming platform Showmax. Read more:
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Applications for admission to UCT in 2022 opened on 1 May 2021.
Professor Phakeng invites prospective students to
#GetToKnowUCTLeadership
team in an online event to take place on Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 12:00. The event will be streamed on the UCT Facebook page &
@UCT_News
.
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#UCTGrad2018
Fresh out of varsity and ready to take on the world. Meet some of our latest Faculty of Humanities graduates.
View more images:
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#WelcomeVCElect
Watch: Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng currently the deputy vice-chancellor for research and internationalisation at UCT, has been appointed by Council as the new Vice-Chancellor of the university with effect from 1 July 2018. View full video:
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Vice-Chancellor (interim) Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy invites you to the 57th annual TB Davie Memorial Lecture to be presented by University of Fort Hare VC Professor Sakhela Buhlungu on Wednesday, 23 August 2023 at 18:00 SAST at the New Lecture Theatre on Upper Campus.…
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Notice: UCT confirms that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. This is this the second confirmed case of COVID-19 at UCT.
The staff member is now in self isolation for the next two weeks under supervision from the national Department of Health.
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Dr Rethabile Possa-Mogoera, the head of UCT’s African Languages and Literatures department, has authored the universityʼs first open-access indigenous language book. Read more:
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#UCTGrad2018
Social and political analyst Professor Raymond Suttner finally receiving his Master of Laws (LLM) degree almost 50 years after withdrawing his thesis from examination in the UCT law faculty. Read more:
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#UCTGrad2019
"To all the parents, guardians, friends and loved ones of our
graduates, this is your success as well."
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We want to celebrate this special moment with you!
Our
#UCTGrad2021
Facebook frames are available. Follow these steps to create your graduation profile photo. Screenshot & share your photos on social media using
#UCTGrad2021
&
@UCT_News
.
Find out more:
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Join UCT in the pledge to staying safe & healthy together.
Together we can beat COVID-19. Take the
#UCTCOVIDPledge
by being vigilant, maintaining social distancing, frequently washing your hands and wearing a face mask.
Find out more:
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#WelcomeVCElect
Chair of Council Sipho M Pityana writes to the university community about the appointment of the new Vice-Chancellor. Read the full Chair’s Desk:
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Professor Kelly Chibale, founder and director of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D), won the SA Chemical Institute’s Gold Medal for 2018 and was honoured with the 2018 Commemorative Fund Lecture. Read more:
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@Stan_VoWales
Hi. This is fake news. The university appeals to social media users to refrain from sharing false information, particularly in this period of heightened distress. UCT also urges the public to be cautious of & verify any information shared prior to circulating it further.
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“When students come to this university from anywhere in the country, whether it's Mitchell's Plain, Winterveld, Gugulethu or anywhere else, they have to feel that this is a place that’s welcoming to them.A place where they can become who they want to become.”-UCT VC, Prof Phakeng
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VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng invites you to a virtual Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture by guest speaker Amina J Mohammed, titled ‘Decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals: So What?’ on 14 October at 18:30 SAST.
#UCTVCOpenLecture
Register:
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“Come over to the UCT Forest Hill station. The process is very quick, very simple. The nurses are friendly...” – Flourish Oluwamakinde, Electrical & Computer Engineering Student
#UCTProtectingYourselfProtectsOthers
#UCTCOVIDPledge
Find out more:
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The University of Cape Town has moved up 23 places to be ranked highest in the continent on this year’s World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE) on Wednesday, 12 October 2022. Read more:
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UCT leads in Africa in all five major world university rankings after coming top in ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021 published this week. UCT is also on the THE, QS, CWUR & US News Best Global Universities rankings. Read more:
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UCT doctoral student Mweete Debra Nglazi’s research shows that overweight and obesity in SA women of childbearing age is due to a lack of physical activity and increased consumption of unhealthy food.
#UCTGrad2022
. Read more:
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Just a year after registering for his LLM at UCT, Dr Thapelo Teele’s dissertation was upgraded to a PhD. Read more:
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The Faculty of Humanities is the first to be capped at this year’s
#UCTGrad2018
Autumn ceremonies. Share your graduation moments by using
#UCTGrad2018
.
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VC (interim) Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy invites members of the university community and the public to the first UCT Inaugural Lecture of the year, to be presented by Professor Lebogang Ramma on Thursday, 1 February 2024 at 17:30 SAST at the Neuroscience Institute Auditorium,…
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#UCTGrad2021
As part of our virtual graduation celebration, you can now access a range of UCT graduation 2021 Instagram stickers to share on your Instagram stories. Follow the steps in the video to get sharing.
Find out more:
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Over 100 UCT Faculty of Health Sciences students have volunteered to man the COVID-19 hotline at Tygerberg Hospital’s Disaster Management Centre. Read more:
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Dr Peace Francis has won the 2020 Bongani Mayosi Medical Students Academic Prize, awarded to final-year medical students who epitomise the late professor’s values and leadership. Read more:
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#UCTParentOrientation2021
Calling all parents, guardians and sponsors of first-year students!
Parent Orientation will be held online this year, on Friday, 12 March 2021 at 13:00.
Register:
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#UCTGrad2021
After a tough year and testing journey, student leader Lance-Selae August has graduated with first class honours. Read more:
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