A group of senior UCT Chemistry students recently visited the laboratories at Fine Chemicals Corporation (FCC), gaining valuable exposure to the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

On Thursday, 10 July, the Western Cape RSC/SACI 2025 Young Chemists' Symposium took place at Stellenbosch University. This annual gathering aims to provide postgraduate students in the chemical sciences with a platform to meet their peers..

On Wednesday, 25 June 2025, the UCT Chemistry Department was invited to take part in the Grade 5 Enrichment Programme at Rustenburg Girls’ Junior School.

The Department of Chemistry organised a Winter Charity Drive as part of the departmental community outreach initiative ‘Chemistry with a Cause’. This was in support of the Cape of Good Hope SPCA which is an animal welfare organisation..