In May 2024, UCT Council announced the university’s 11th vice-chancellor. Professor Mosa Moshabela, who took office in August, was officially installed on 25 November 2024. A video recording of the ceremony is now available.

The event served as an inspiring reminder of the power of education and the vital role that individuals can play in shaping a more sustainable and equitable future.

Professor Marcello Vichi, delivered his first lecture as a full professor in October as part of the UCT Inaugural Lecture Series. His talk focused on the relevance of polar oceanography for Africa.

UCT'a Professor Kelly Chibale has been elected as an international member of the esteemed United States National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for pioneering infectious disease drug discovery on the African continent.

The Soapbox Science event transformed Cape Town’s Pierhead at the V&A Waterfront.

Professor Gregory Smith delivered his inaugural lecture titled “The Marriage of Organometallic Chemistry: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue”.

Professor Amanda Weltman delivered her inaugural lecture at the UCT. The event took place in the Maths Block’s M304 lecture theatre, an apt location given that this was where Professor Weltman used to lecture first-year students.

Soapbox Science takes place on Saturday 25th November from 12h00 to 15h00 at the Clock Tower, V& A Waterfront. This event promotes the visibility and boosts career prospects of female and non-binary scientists.

The Water Hub, directed by Dr Kevin Winter, won a gold Eco-Logic award for the research work they do in Franschhoek.

Associate Professor Mark Blumenthal and his team from the NanoElectronics Research Centre in the Department of Physics at UCT have had a major breakthrough in their research paper published recently in the journal EPJ Quantum Tecnology

In a display of international cooperation and astronomical exploration, the UCT Department of Astronomy, hosted a delegation from the Netherlands government and shared their insights on the boundless possibilities of astronomy research.

Prof Kelly Chibale was announced as a fellow of the Schmidt Futures AI2050 Senior Fellows who will pursue bold and interdisciplinary research in artificial intelligence (AI) to help chart the development of