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Neuropsychology expert Prof Mark Solms of UCT’s Neuroscience Institute delivered a lecture to university alumni as part of the Legacy Society’s drive to attract endowments. 05 Nov 2024 - 6 min read. News Queer South Africa’s health system. The LGBTQ+ Health and Advocacy Symposium was held on Friday, 1 November, and Saturday, 2 November.
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News. UCT Women’s Football finishes second at the SASOL National Championships 23 Oct 2024. News. ‘Carry your passion beyond your term of office’ 23 Oct 2024. News. ‘The essence of all of us is humanity, love’ 22 Oct 2024. News. Glenda Cox elected to Open Education Global Board of Directors 22 Oct 2024. News.
UCT jumps 64 places in latest world rankings | UCT News
Jun 28, 2023 · The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 173rd in the world by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2024. This is an impressive rise of 64 places compared to the previous year. UCT shares this position with Qatar University and The University of Newcastle, Australia. UCT remains the best university in Africa ...
What climate change means for South Africa and its people
Mar 11, 2024 · A new climate change impact synthesis report titled, “Climate change impacts in South Africa: What climate change means for a country and its people”, highlights the impacts of climate change on South Africa and the cascading effect these changes may have on people’s lives. The report was compiled by Dr Peter Johnston, Dr Temitope ...
UCT leaps up in international rankings | UCT News
Oct 12, 2022 · The University of Cape Town (UCT) climbed 23 places and retained its top spot on the continent in this year’s World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE) on Wednesday, 12 October 2022. The university now sits at 160th globally, up from 183rd place last year. “We are deeply proud of our academics and the wider UCT ...
Dr Moloi-Motsepe officially installed as UCT’s sixth chancellor
By signing her name in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Golden Book on 10 December, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe cemented her place in UCT’s long history; its sixth chancellor since 1918. Dr Moloi-Motsepe was formally invested with her robe at a ceremony hosted by UCT Chair of Council Babalwa Ngonyama. The chancellor is the titular head and ...
UCT ranks top in Africa | UCT News - University of Cape Town
Aug 20, 2021 · The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked in the 201–300 band by ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2021, published on 15 August 2021. This places UCT first in the country and on the continent. “UCT shines as a place of excellence among the world’s universities,” said UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor ...
UCT remains top in Africa | UCT News - University of Cape Town
Jun 17, 2022 · UCT remains the best university in Africa, according to QS, moving up 0.7 percentage points to be within the top 16.7% internationally. This is despite a slight drop of 11 places compared with last year’s rankings. This is due to the relative nature of rankings and the increase in the number of universities rated by QS this year: 1 422 ...
UCT shines in various rankings and other updates | UCT News
Nov 2, 2022 · 1. UCT shines in various rankings. UCT has continued to earn accolades across a range of international rankings, including yet again being ranked first in Africa by US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings. UCT has also been placed in the top 100 for five subjects in the US News & World Report Best Global Universities subject ...
Welcome from the Chancellor | UCT News
Oct 19, 2022 · Welcome from the Chancellor. 19 October 2022. Photo Robyn Walker. In 2021 I watched with pride as the University of Cape Town (UCT) beat the odds to deliver another year of excellent teaching, learning and research amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, and its second, third and fourth waves. I was elected to take up the position of chancellor at ...