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Celebrating @UCT_news being ranked the #1 university in the region in the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more: bit.ly/40yNrjS. #UCTRankings @UCTGlobal @worlduniranking

.@UCT_news is celebrating being ranked 75th globally for Medical and Health and in the top 100 for Social Sciences and Education Studies in the latest @timeshighered World University Rankings by Subject. @UCTHealthSci @ucthumanities #THEunirankings #UCTRankings

.@UCT_news showed consistent performance across multiple subjects in the @ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025, while the @QSCorporate Sustainability Rankings 2026 confirmed the university’s strong ESG-related activities: bit.ly/44A3IHV.

.@UCT_news brought its own heat to the 2025 @THEeventsglobal World Academic Summit hosted by @KAUST_News. VC Prof Mosa Moshabela spoke in two sessions: ‘Interdisciplinary solutions for global health challenges’ & ‘Closing session: Summit reflections’: bit.ly/491F5VE.

South Africa has long led in synthetic fuel technology. Now, @UCT_news spinout company, C STAR is creating sustainable fuels from CO₂ & green hydrogen and the first African company selected for the 2025/26 @Breakthrough Energy Fellowship: bit.ly/4pG82xH. #UCTInnovation

The Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine (@UCTIDM) has become the first academic research institute in Africa to achieve My Green Lab certification: bit.ly/493iKak. #UCTResearch

Dr Sharief Hendricks @UCT_news, senior lecturer in Physiological Sciences, is exploring factors affecting sports players, now focusing on cricketers & gambling, after his study on professional cricketers’ mental health 2 years ago: bit.ly/4jeJx8w. #UCTResearch

Demographic change, climate disruption & rapid technological acceleration are reshaping the world, raising questions for universities amid funding pressures. These challenges were explored at the 3rd #CollectiveConversations: On Science for Society: bit.ly/48VnCQh.

A classic link between infrared and radio light in galaxies has gained new insight in a @UCT_news study led by astronomy PhD candidate Malebo Moloko. The research explores how galaxies’ infrared glow is connected to their powerful radio emissions: bit.ly/49hI6ma.

.@UCT_news and the Global Centre on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance have launched the African Hub on AI Safety, Peace & Security. A first-of-its-kind platform, the hub will ensure African perspectives are central to global AI safety debates: bit.ly/4s4qwJN.

Professor Alison September, the deputy director of @HPALS_ @UCT_news, was inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Kinesiology (@NatAcadKines) at the academy’s 94th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh earlier this year: bit.ly/4qg2D0c. #UCTResearchExcellence

Climate risk and adaptation researchers explored how Durban, South Africa and Harare, Zimbabwe, could achieve transformative adaptation in practice, focusing on local water-related climate risks; erratic rainfall, floods and droughts: bit.ly/4s4DNlG. #UCTResearch

Research from @EthicsLab_UCT capturing how South Africans understand, experience & imagine Artificial Intelligence (AI) found that 37% of respondents had never heard of AI, while 36% had heard of it but knew very little about it or its role in their lives: bit.ly/48YTjGP

According to @UCT_news Honorary Research Associate Dr Rachel Adams, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to accelerate development. But without deliberate action, the AI ‘revolution’ risks deepening inequality more than expanding opportunity: bit.ly/4pLSg4t.

.@UCT_news joined the World Data System, reinforcing its commitment to advancing open science, data accessibility and research excellence on a global scale: bit.ly/3MTa5zT. #UCTResearch

.@UCT_news advances its commitment to access, inclusivity & social justice through the launch of the multilingual, open-access book ‘Advancing Social Justice Through Curriculum Realignment: Centring Scholarly Communication in LIS Curricula’: bit.ly/4p2N379. #UCTResearch

New @UCT_news College of Fellows members were inducted, along with three College of Fellows’ Young Researcher Award recipients, recognised for their significant contributions to research in their respective fields: bit.ly/491eto3. #UCTResearch

Professor @Kelly_Chibale, founder & director of @H3D_UCT, delivered the closing keynote at the 66th London International Youth Science Forum (@LIYSF), urging students to define their success & challenged myths that Africa can’t lead scientific innovation: bit.ly/4qghsjp.

Announced against the backdrop of the Reorienting Research, Innovation & Practice (RRIP) to Address Future Water Challenges in Africa symposium, @FutureWaterUCT launched a new in-house lab for water quality analysis in partnership with BioGrip & @MRCza: bit.ly/48XZuLp.

Dr Msakha Mona, @UCT_news researcher, is redefining education through a socially just, decolonised approach, from multilingual learning to African-centred teaching that affirms students’ identities: bit.ly/48Z3vPE