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Fostering Change for South Africa

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Justice, Democracy and Human Rights

  • The Children’s Institute (CI)
  • Gender, Health and Justice Research Unit
  • Law 150 Campaign – UCT Faculty of Law
  • Perinatal Mental Health Project (PMHP)
  • AIDS Archive

Raising South Africa’s Global Voice as Global Policymakers
Environment, Climate Change and Biodiversity

African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI)
To develop as a Centre of high quality research in Africa that articulates an African perspective on responsible stewardship of the Earth for action on both mitigation and adaptation.

Chair in Energy and Climate Change Policy
To increase South Africa’s intellectual and institutional capacity as a contributor to global climate policy.  Currently South Africa universities do not have an undergraduate teaching programme on energy and climate change policy, and only one Master’s level course.

Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology
To enable talented, but financially disadvantaged African postgraduate students to contribute to Africa’s biodiversity conservation through bursaries for teaching and research.

Making a Difference Globally in Health Sciences Research

  • Centre for Clinical Research, Innovation and Translation
  • Global Health Initiative
  • Centre for Substance Abuse

Providing Intervention for Education Challenges in Africa

  • EDULAB
  • The Khayelitsha 100-UP Programme

Preserving Africa’s Cultural Heritage

  • African Cultural Heritage and Landscapes Database – Zamani Project, UCT Dept of Geomatics
  • The Visual History Project  – Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research
  • Centre for Popular Memory

Strenghtening South Africa’s Performing and Creative Arts

  • The Little Theatre Restoration Project – Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA)

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Women In Leadership Event

Women In Leadership: Brunch and Panel Discussion On Saturday, November 1st, the University of Cape Town hosted a Women In Leadership Brunch and Panel Discussion

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Atlanta Alumni and Friends Event

On Thursday, October 9, the UCT Development and Alumni Department hosted an alumni and friends reception in Atlanta, GA with special guest, Neville Isdell. The event took place at South Africa owned restaurant, Cafe I Am in Sandy Springs, GA.

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UCT to host first-ever THE World Academic Summit in Africa

It is with great delight that I share not one, but two incredible pieces of news: the University of Cape Town (UCT) has been announced as host for the Times Higher Education (THE) World Academic Summit 2026; and the university has climbed from 180th to 164th on the latest THE rankings.

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