21 November 2025
 
Announcements Events
 
UWC Leadership Engages Key Partners in China

The University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Robert Balfour, led a senior delegation to China to strengthen strategic partnerships, advance academic collaboration and deepen UWC’s global engagement.
 
 
 
 
UWC Chair In Media Inclusion And Diversity Hosts Roundtable To Fortify Global Digital And Media Literacy Cooperation

Aligned with its mission to advance authentic representation, social justice and critical thinking in media studies, the UWC Research Chair in Media Inclusion and Diversity recently hosted a comprehensive international working visit with academics, public broadcasters and media governance bodies from Flanders and South Africa.
 
UWC Celebrates Five Decades Of Angolan Independence

Fifty years after Angola’s independence, the country’s story of solidarity with South Africa continues – not in the pages of history books, but in the halls of higher education institutions such as the University of the Western Cape (UWC)
 
 
 
UWC Undergraduate Research Team Sets New Benchmark In National Competitions

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) Faculty of Dentistry proudly congratulates its outstanding undergraduate research team for their remarkable dedication, hard work and exceptional achievements. The group has broken new ground for undergraduate research at UWC, setting an unprecedented record by securing multiple top awards across national and international platforms.
 
Science And Collaboration Pay Off As Leopard Spotted In West Coast National Park

For the first time in 170 years, a leopard has been sighted in the West Coast National Park, marking a historic milestone for biodiversity conservation in South Africa.
 
 
UWC In The News
UWC Stands in Solidarity Against Gender-Based Violence
How Franklin Sonn helped shape democratic SA
UWC study finds traditional medicine could help safeguard fertility in diabetic men
     
 
UWC legal series S2: Unpacking the Laws & Rights Behind SA’s Social Grants
Decoding declining male fertility in South Africa
RPL Students Graduate
     
 
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