Rising Star Distinguished Alumni Lectures
Join Pavs Pillay, a MSc graduate in Marine Biology, and Iviwe Mtubu, who holds an honours degree in Environmental and Geographical Science. Both will be sharing their stories at 18:00 SAST on Friday, 18 October 2024.
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 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.
Campus tour
Join Emeritus Registrar Hugh Amoore on a tour of UCT campus.
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.
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.
Alumni Film Festival
Sunshine Cinema in partnership with the UCT Centre for Film and Media Studies will present five locally made films. Bring the family, come and relax and enjoy some home-grown movie brilliance. Kids movie options will be available also.
UCT Day: Celebrating together, supporting our students
On Friday, 25 October, participate in exciting events and fun challenges all while helping to raise much needed funds for our students. Let’s invest in our students’ dreams and demonstrate that "Together, we are UCT."