Mission and vision
UCT is committed to engaging with the key issues of our natural and social worlds through outstanding teaching, research and scholarship.
Clinical Ethics Forum
"The Ethical Dilemma of Herceptin Access: A Case Study in Lifesaving Cancer Therapy"
NRF-rated researchers
The rating system developed by the National Research Foundation (NRF) is a valuable tool for measuring the quality of South African researchers against the best in the world.
Understanding ESG and the role of responsible investment and shareholder activism (remote course)
This four-hour remote short course will give insights to shareholder activism and responsible investing, particularly ESG and sustainability, the legal rights that flow from these, plus best practices.
Law Expo 2025
Join us at Kramer Quad on 13 and 14 May 2025 to connect UCT’s top legal talent with top employers in the legal sector and learn more about the employers’ bursary, internship and graduate programmes.
Wellness Wednesday Drive 21 May 2025
Attention UCT Students!
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Ursula Hoadley
Professor Ursula Hoadley will deliver her inaugural lecture titled “Life in Classrooms: Understanding interruption and enhancement through pedagogy” on Wednesday, 21 May at 18:00 SAST in the Mafeje Room, Bremner Building.
Biosafety and Biosecurity resources
South Africa has a comprehensive and robust legislative framework governing biosafety and biosecurity, consisting of a broad range of acts. UCT research staff and students can access the following Biosafety and Biosecurity resources here:
Mr Kessler Perumalsamy
Kessler Perumalsamy is an advocate of the High Court and a member of the Cape Bar and the Pan African Bar Association of South Africa. He is also an adjunct senior lecturer in the Department of Public Law at the University of the Western Cape.