article  // 12 Oct 2022

UCT leaps up in international rankings

UCT soars 23 places to land at 160th globally in the latest international university rankings published by Times Higher Education.
article  // 04 May 2022

UCT among the top 200 universities for impact

The University of Cape Town has been ranked in the 101–200 band overall by the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, which measures the success of universities in delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
article  // 17 Jun 2022

UCT remains top in Africa

UCT has been ranked 237th in the world by the latest university rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds.
article  // 14 Apr 2022

UCT's development studies in top 10

UCT has moved from 10th to 9th in the world and is among the top 100 institutions for a further four subjects. This is according to the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject 2022, released earlier this month.
contact  // 29 Apr 2024

Professor Linda-Gail Bekker

Professor Linda-Gail Bekker is a physician-scientist with a keen interest in HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and related diseases. Her research interests include programmatic and health service research around antiretroviral roll-out and TB integration and the prevention of HIV in women. She is passionate about community development and engagement and is both deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre and chief operating officer of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation.