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UWC honoured supporting staff at the inaugural Registrar’s Awards on 20 April 2017

Turning ideas and business into success at UWC’s CEI

Pop-Up Bellville (PUB) is a project of the Greater Tygerberg Partnership and Innovation South Africa

Dying for their secuality: Seminar on femicide and gender-based violence in the global south

Now in its fifteenth year UWC’s three-day Careers Expo gave students the chance to learn about the world of work - and connect with recruiters and potential employers

Deans, Directors and Managers Forum Meeting: Changes Expected in Tertiary Research

UWC opened its doors to learners on 6 May 2017 allowing prospective students to learn more about the requirements for their future fields of study

UWC’s Faculty of Dentistry continues to produce groundbreaking research befitting Africa’s biggest and brightest dentistry school - as shown at the Faculty’s annual Research Day on 2 May 2017

UWC’s newly-launched Young Investor Programme aims to help students bridge the gap between the theoretical knowledge obtained at university and the practical aspect required by the investment...

Only the best and brightest young scientists are invited to take part in the Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, to share ideas with Nobel Prize-winning scientists. UWC nanochemist Sarah D’Souza is one...

South Africa’s youth can learn from the struggles and crises of the past - as former Constitutional Court Judge Albie Sachs explained while delivering the OR Tambo Memorial Lecture at the University...

Anelisa Baiiso has always done her bit for her campus community, despite her physical disability, and she showed her commitment when she turned up to her graduation ceremony, leg brace and all - only...

UWC’s Faculty of Natural Sciences honoured 56 of the Faculty’s top-performing students for 2016 on 7 April 2017, at the annual Dean's Merit Award function held at the Life Sciences Building

Entrepreneurship Education is key to an ever-changing world, where jobs are limited and youth unemployment is increasing - as Poland’s Professor Mateusz Molasy explained in lectures delivered at UWC

Five UWC students have begun their journey as part of Compuscan’s data analytics team - an internship that will allow them to gain exposure to real-world challenges and opportunities as they learn...

The University of the Western Cape released thousands of freshly-educated minds into the world in our Autumn Graduation Ceremony. Congratulations to the class of 2017 - go change the world

South Africa has become the most unequal society on Earth - but we have a choice over where we go from here, according to UWC Honorary Doctorate and activist, Father Alan Michael Lapsley

Just how old is he? That question caused quite a stir on social media when a picture of Darren van Roodt (22) was posted the day he graduated - cum laude - with a Computer Science degree from UWC

The home team demolished the University of Fort Hare rugby team at in the Varsity Shield final at UWC Rugby Stadium on Monday 10 April 2017 - claiming the crown for the first time since the...

In Grade 4, Melissa Titus was diagnosed with dyslexia - she read completely back-to-front. But with hard work - and encouragement from friends and family - she graduated summa cum laude in UWC’s...

Master’s student, Sinazo Bali (23) becomes the first black African female to obtain an Honours degree cum laude from University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) department of Biotechnology

BPharm Hons graduate Keaton Harris is celebrating a very special achievement this Autumn Graduation: 24 As across his degree, and successfully pursuing his dreams despite tough challenges

Second-year BCom Accounting student Sibabalwe Mayekiso is UWC’s contender for the title of Miss Varsity Shield 2017 - and her combination of brains, beauty and purpose could earn her the crown...with...

UWC’s athletes once again excelled in 2016 - and those who shone a little better than the rest were honoured at the Sports Award ceremony on 24 March 2017