Sustainability and the SDGs
A report on SDG-focused research, innovation and knowledge translation happening at UCT.
New & existing postdoctoral research fellows
Welcome to UCT! Worldwide the PDRF cohort is acknowledged as a key component of the research ecosystem that contributes strongly to research outputs.
Social responsiveness
One of UCT's strategic goals is contribute to South Africa's development challenges.
Annual UCT Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture 2024
Dr Vuyane Mhlomi, UCT graduate and healthcare entrepreneur, delivered a lecture titled ‘Innovating on Solid Ground – Bridging Science, Entrepreneurship, and Community for Healthcare Advancement’ on Friday, 26 January 2024.
Goal 5: Gender equality
Despite the importance of women in the global response to COVID-19, they remain underrepresented in leadership positions, subjected to violence and disadvantaged by discriminatory laws ...
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation
Although there has been some progress towards Goal 6 worldwide, two billion people still lack access to safe drinking water and 3.6 billion lack safely managed sanitation services.
Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Health systems are inequitable around the world: they provide higher quality health services to the wealthy than to the impoverished.
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
Unemployment and underemployment are persistent issues in sub-Saharan Africa, where informal employment represents 85% of total employment.
Goal 1: No poverty
Declines in poverty worldwide have slowed, and the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the first rise in extreme poverty in a generation. In sub-Saharan Africa, the dire economic situation could push up to 40 million people into extreme poverty.