UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sandra Young
On Wednesday, 16 October 2024 at 18:00 SAST, Professor Sandra Young will deliver her inaugural lecture titled “Exploring the literary imagination in times of reckoning: What might Shakespeare have to do with Social Justice today?”
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Jay Pather
On Wednesday, 23 October 2024 at 18:00 SAST, Professor Jay Pather will deliver his inaugural lecture titled “Shifting spaces, tilting time: art and art education in a Society that aches for transformation”.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Marcello Vichi
Professor Marcello Vichi from the Department of Oceanography will present his inaugural lecture titled “Fifty degrees of separation: Why Antarctica and the polar regions matter for Afrika” at 17:30 SAST on Monday, 21 October 2024.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sudesh Sivarasu
Professor Sudesh Sivarasu will present his inaugural lecture titled “Engineering Tomorrow’s Medical Devices for Africa’s Unique Needs” will be held on Thursday, 24 October 2024 at 17:30 SAST.
Seminar | Measuring multidimensional poverty in Kenya across time and space
Our October seminar focuses on research on Kenya’s progress in the reduction of poverty in the context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The seminar is part of a series hosted by SALDRU, University of Cape Town
Global rankings: UCT rises in research ranking
UCT has been ranked 116th globally by the US News Best Global Universities Rankings, up nine places.
QS rankings place four UCT subjects in the top 100
UCT is ranked 15th in the world for Development Studies and is among the top 100 institutions for a further three subjects. This is according to the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject 2024, released on 10 April.
UCT up two places in latest world rankings
UCT remains the best university in Africa, according to the 2025 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings.