A snapshot of research at UCT
Research at UCT is focused on addressing global challenges and realising both new opportunities within the social and natural world and new knowledge underpinning innovations of the future.
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 Mohamed Paleker
The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Mohamed Paleker in the Department of Private Law is at 17:30 on Tuesday, 7 May 2024. The lecture is titled “The 'One-Shotter'-'Repeat-Player' dichotomy in the South African Civil Justice system”.
UCT in top 100 for graduate employability
UCT in top 100 for graduate employability
UCT ranks among top 20 emerging economy universities
The University of Cape Town ranks 16th worldwide (tied with Taipei Medical University, Taiwan) among universities in countries with emerging economies, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Ranking
Global Citizen and the IDM address vaccine misinformation
The IDM collaborated with Global Citizen, speaking to trusted experts to dispel vaccine misinformation.
Trailblazing decent work, decent pay research
She almost left. Feeling a tension between her values and being in the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Cape Town (UCT) almost drove Professor Ines Meyer to give up her job at the institution at one point.
The South African ship that found Antarctica’s Endurance wreck is vital for climate science
Because of this ship, South Africa is becoming a leader in aspects of Antarctic science, writes the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Sarah Fawcett, a senior lecturer in the Department of Oceanography.
UCT ranked top in Africa for sport science
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been placed top in South Africa and Africa in the ShanghaiRanking’s 2021 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments.