Celebrating the brightest minds in science for the 2024 academic year
Top science students receive over 160 class awards for outstanding achievements in 2024. This celebration honours the dedication and excellence of the faculty’s highest performing students across departments.
Faculty of Science caps more than 500 graduates
UCT’s Faculty of Science celebrated the achievements of 563 graduates at two graduation ceremonies in March 2023. The number of graduates included 11 doctoral candidates.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Jeff Murugan
The first lecture in the new series was presented in-person by Professor Jeff Murugan at 18:00 on Wednesday, 19 April 2023. The lecture was titled “The Future is Quantum – a random walk in the landscape of mathematical physics”.
Studying at UCT: Day in the life of a Science student, Daniel Holgate
Meet Daniel Holgate, a first-year student at the University of Cape Town (UCT).
A transformative step towards scientific inclusion
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology hosted MCBEngage, a three-day job shadowing programme that represented a vital step toward widening access to science education and careers.
Entries Open for Falling Walls Lab - Cape Town
Calling All UCT's Big Thinkers, Bold Dreamers & Future Shapers! Are you a university student, postgrad, early-career professional or research with a game-changing idea?
This is your moment to shine.
Evolutionary ecologist enters prestigious Royal Society Fellowship fold
Professor Claire Spottiswoode is one of over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world who have been elected this year to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences.