Chair of Astronomy Professor Renee Kraan-Korteweg flew the flag with distinction for the University of Cape Town (UCT) when she won the Minister’s Special Award in the field of astronomy at the South African Women in Science Awards (SAWISA) 2018. Kraan-Korteweg was among a host of top women achievers in science,... Read more
University of Cape Town scientists shine at NRF awards
Latest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town October 2, 2018
The University of Cape Town top scientific minds dominated at this year’s National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards ceremony, accounting for 11 of the 37 academics honoured at the prestigious annual event. Together with fellow Western Cape academic institutions Stellenbosch University and the University of the Western Cape (UWC), which scooped three and... Read more
UCT leapfrogs up through world rankings
Latest newsUniversity of Cape Town September 28, 2018
The University of Cape Town (UCT) remains South Africa’s top tertiary institution – and leads the continent – with a jump of 15 places from 171st to 156th position in the latest 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings results. THE rankings uses five main categories, comprising 13... Read more
Humanities Careers Café: Make your Humanities degree work for you
ArchivesCareersMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town September 25, 2018
The 2018 Humanities Careers Café, offering Humanities students an excellent opportunity to gain insight into how to put their degrees to work in a range of diverse careers, will take place on 26 September in the New Snape Building on Upper Campus. Graduates and professionals will be on hand to... Read more
Graduate employability: University of Cape Town top in Africa
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town September 20, 2018
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has maintained its top position in Africa for graduate employability, and is placed 18th in the world for graduate employment (in work after one year), the 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Rankings show. The university’s position as the leading African university in... Read more
Using computers to improve lives
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town September 18, 2018
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Computer Science is set to enjoy a major boost with the naming of Dr Melissa Densmore, senior lecturer and Information and Communications Technologies for Development (ICT4D) staff member, as a recipient of the prestigious $500 000 National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) Challenge grant. Densmore... Read more
UCT swimming club captain in SA team
ArchivesUniversity of Cape Town September 11, 2018
University of Cape Town (UCT) swimming captain and chairperson Matthew Bowers has been selected to compete in the South African team at the Senior African Swimming Championships in Algiers, Algeria later this month. Bowers, who is completing his honours in business science information systems, received the exciting news at... Read more
UCT entrepreneur a shining example
AchieversArchivesUniversity of Cape Town September 10, 2018
University of Cape Town (UCT) student leader and entrepreneur Sarina Mpharalala has been named the overall 2018 True Shine! award winner, taking home R10 000 which she plans to plough straight back into her business. The commerce student walked off with top honours at the event in Johannesburg on 25 August. The... Read more
Student developers creating societal solutions
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of Cape Town September 3, 2018
The new Developer Student Club (DSC) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), initiated by Google Developers, is aimed at students who want to learn more about web and app development while at the same time finding tech-based solutions to issues in society. The club was launched on 16 August 2018, in... Read more
African MBA students pursuing positive global change
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town September 3, 2018
Master of Business Administration (MBA) students – particularly in Africa – are displaying a heightened sense of citizenship and responsibility, pursuing the skills necessary to bring their social impact and innovation priorities to life. That’s according to new research from the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), which found that... Read more
