University of Cape Town

UCT leads research in resource efficiency to maximise social value and reduce waste, promotes sustainable development through responsible mineral beneficiation and harnesses nature to protect and restore ecosystems across the continent

UCT’s research is rooted in Africa’s unique urban, rural, environmental and economic landscapes while addressing globally relevant challenges.

We are currently in the internal rounds of the 2025 EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity. If you have entered your existing business, you are one step closer to competing for R100,000 and the prestigious title of Studentpreneur of the Year.

International networks grow Africa’s research footprint and connect Africa with the global north. UCT participates in networks that support education and research capacity.

UCT drives partnerships across the continent that invite African knowledge and expertise into meaningful collaborations.

UCT partners have joint agreements that support student cohorts in strengthening their research output and impact.

UCT is Africa’s leading university and one of the best in the world, with strong networks across the continent. This gives our partners access to researchers and projects with a global impact.

UCT is co-leading four of the 17 Africa–Europe Clusters of Research Excellence (CoRE), an initiative that will address head-on the inequity that has characterised research in relation to Africa, to the detriment of global science.