event 9 October 2024 (This event has ended)

Confrontation and healing through literature

Join Alistair Mackay for a conversation with award-winning author CA Davids as they discuss The Child, the story of a queer couple who move home to Cape Town from New York to adopt a child.
event 25 October 2024 (This event has ended)

UCT Day: on the Cricket Oval

Sign up for the team activities such as the Amazing Race, Bubble soccer, an obstacle course, Cyclethon and Rowathon challenges taking place or, simply relax and hang-out with colleagues and friends on the Cricket Oval.
event 25 October 2024 (This event has ended)

Campus tour

Join Emeritus Registrar Hugh Amoore on a tour of UCT campus.
event 1 November 2024 (This event has ended)

Ben Feringa on the Art of Building Small

Professor Ben Feringa, 2016 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, will present a lecture titled “The Art of Building Small: From Molecular Switches to Motors”, at 12:00 on Friday, 1 November 2024.
event 25 October 2024 (This event has ended)

UCT Day Cycleathon and Rowathon challenge

This 3-hour fundraising challenge will be held on the UCT Cricket Oval on the 25th of October, 13:00 – 16:00. It’s all about raising funds for the UCT Food Sovereignty Programme.
page  // 05 May 2022

Khusela Ikamva Sustainable Campus Project

Khusela Ikamva is a five-year research project aimed at catalysing a more sustainable campus through energy, carbon, water, waste, and community-based initiatives, which are tested as living labs on campus.
page  // 01 Mar 2017

History introduction

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest university, and is one of Africa's leading teaching and research institutions.
page  // 17 May 2022

Chancellor

The chancellor is the titular head and representative of the university, and confers degrees in its name.