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UCT’s short courses and lifelong learning include short courses, workshops, seminars, lectures and conferences, offered in collaboration with multiple UCT units and partners.

Realising the sprawling complexity and the international interconnectedness of the SDGs requires multiple partnerships and types of partnerships. This is recognised in Goal 17, and universities have a critical role to play.

Snapshots showcasing UCT’s research focal areas, including the critical mobilising levers, which are a cornerstone for the university’s research enterprise

These are the latest publications available about UCT research and innovation.

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.

Hunger is once more on the rise globally after having been kept in check for many years.