University of Cape Town

Welcome to the University of Cape Town! We’ve made a wide range of services available to you, whether it’s mental health or physical wellness, or information about study resources. Find out more in Campus Life 2023.

Welcome to the University of Cape Town! We’ve made a wide range of services available to you, whether it’s mental health or physical wellness, or information about study resources. Find out more in Campus Life 2024.

Professor Marcello Vichi from the Department of Oceanography will present his inaugural lecture titled “Fifty degrees of separation. Why Antarctica and the polar regions matter for Afrika” at 17:30 SAST on Monday, 21 October 2024.

UCT’s upper campus came alive on Saturday, 1 February, as more than 4 000 first-year students were officially welcomed.

Professor Shose Kessi will deliver her inaugural lecture titled "S#*T HAPPENS: A Decolonial Feminist Psychological Reflection on Institutional Racism in Higher Education" on Wednesday, 19 March at Neville Alexander Building, lower campus.

Professor Cilliers delivered his Inaugural Lecture, titled “Theory from the Past – Theory for the Future: Rethinking Health Professions Education in Context” on Wednesday, 9 April 2025 at 18:00 SAST.

Professor Res Altwegg from the Department of Statistical Sciences will present his inaugural lecture titled “Adventures in Statistical Ecology” at 17:45 SAST on Thursday, 8 May 2025.