TLC2022: Reflect, connect, envision
The annual UCT Teaching and Learning Conference provides an opportunity for UCT staff and students to reflect, connect and envision a way forward in a more socially just teaching and learning environment.
UCT VC wins Africa Education Medal
University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been named the winner of the inaugural Africa Education Medal, launched this year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft.
Graduation walk of celebration
The March Graduation Walks of Celebration took place from 28 to 31 March 2022. We congratulate the March 2022 graduates on their academic success during exceptionally challenging times.
UCT VC dedicates honorary doctorate to African women who paved the way
VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has dedicated her honorary doctorate granted by the University of Ottawa in Canada to “three of the many African women who chose to challenge the status quo and fight for a world where women are equal”.
2022 TB Davie Memorial Lecture
The 2022 TB Davie Memorial Lecture titled “Activism and the Corporate University: incompatible or possible?” will be presented by Professor Fran Elaine Baum from the University of Adelaide in Australia at 18:00 SAST on Wednesday, 24 August.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Marcello Vichi
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.
Summer School reaches new audiences
With its dual live and online offerings, the first “phygital” Summer School has attracted new local community and alumni audiences abroad.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Shose Kessi
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.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Francois Cilliers
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.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Res Altwegg
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.