UCT has been placed as the highest-ranking university in the country and on the continent, as well as in the top 1.3% of universities globally.
Congratulations to Aaron Mabuza of UCT's Collaborating Centre for Optimising Antimalarial Therapy (CCOAT), for his 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the SA Medical Research Council’s (MRC) Office of Malaria Research.
Congratulations to Tania Douglas for receiving the 2019 South African Women in Science Award as Distinguished Woman Scientist in Research and Innovation.
Congratulations to Dr Shahieda Adams and Professor Mohamed Jeebhay for their integral role in providing technical medical input in South Africa’s historic R5-billion settlement for the gold miners who contracted silicosis and/or pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at work.
News
Thursday, 22 August 2019
The University of Cape Town (UCT) campus community and members of the public are invited to join a silent protest in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence and rape on Friday, 2 August, from 12:00 outside Sarah Baartman Hall.
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Mon, 29 Jul 2019 - 13:45
The late Professor Bongani Mayosi, former dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT), is remembered as a humble servant leader who lifted as he rose.
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Mon, 29 Jul 2019 - 12:30
We honour the legacy and impact of former UCT Dean of Health Sciences, Professor Bongani Mayosi, on us as individuals and colleagues, and as a faculty at the University of Cape Town. In this video we have interviewed his former colleagues and friends who reflect on his impact on them personally and professionally. He will forever be sorely missed. May we all continue ‘to lift as we rise.’
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Fri, 26 Jul 2019 - 10:15
It’s been a tough year for University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus Dr Nabeelah Ismail. Just five months ago she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) – an aggressive cancer of the blood and bone marrow – and in the blink of an eye her life changed forever.
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Wed, 24 Jul 2019 - 12:45