Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng greets the UCT community at the start of the first term, welcoming first-year students and welcoming back staff and returning students after the year-end vacation.

UCT is making strides in the advancement of women by awarding five substantial grants to women researchers over the next five years.

The UCT Food Security Programme, which was introduced last year, resumed on Monday, 28 January 2019, to address the issue of student hunger.

Preparing UCT’s law graduates to be the best in the country will be a key focus for new Dean of Law Professor Danwood Chirwa.

A new HR project will automate administrative processes, enhance and unify training management, and revamp recruitment processes.

UCT HAS PLEDGED TO
REDUCE ITS WATER
CONSUMPTION BY HALF.