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  // 01 Mar 2017

Policies

This page includes policies approved by Senate and Council, along with other governance documentation.
page  // 17 May 2022

Chancellor

The chancellor is the titular head and representative of the university, and confers degrees in its name.
contact  // 08 Aug 2023

Emerita Professor Linda Ronnie

Emerita Professor Linda Ronnie was appointed acting DVC: Teaching and Learning from 17 July 2023.

contact  // 30 Jun 2024

Emeritus Professor Brian Kantor

Emeritus Professor Brian Kantor had a long academic career at the University of Cape Town including a term as Dean of the Faculty of Commerce (1997–2001). His career included stints as a Visiting Professor at Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburgh PA (1978–79) and Columbia University Graduate School of Business, New York (1994).