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‘Zest for entrepreneurship’ fuels student marketplace

A zest for entrepreneurship and a student marketplace: meet UCT’s Thando Mzimela-Ntuli.

Prof Meyer elected a TWAS fellow

Prof Tommie Meyer has been elected as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries.

Team Carrots win Entelect Challenge University Cup

Two final-year students from the Dept of Computer Science made up the winning team in the 2nd round of the 2025 Entelect Challenge University Cup.

AIRU student wins best paper award

AIRU student, Nicholas Leisegang, has won the best paper award at the recent JELIA conference, held in Georgia, along with co-authors Prof Tommie Meyer and Prof Ivan Varzinczak.

The landmark study challenges the assumption that the rise of digital platforms empowers women.

Gig economy shows familiar work disparities

New research looking at Africa’s gig work boom has once again unmasked the prevalence of disadvantages that women face in economic activity.

HPI student receives Best Paper Award at SACLA 2025

Herman Kandjimi, a member of HPI Research School since 2023, received the Best Paper Award at SACLA 2025.

Prof Meyer honoured with 2025 SAICSIT Pioneer award

Prof Tommie Meyer received the 2025 SAICSIT Pioneer award at the organisation's 46th Annual conference.

Solving real-world problems

The HPI Research School at UCT congratulates Enock Mbewe on achieving his PhD in Computer Science.

Applications open for postgraduate studies

The Department of Information Systems offers well established and intellectually challenging postgraduate programmes in Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) at all levels for full-time and part-time students.

Dr Jesse Heyninck’s work is focused on the reliability, safety and transparency of AI.

Shaping the future of explainable AI earns researcher NRF P-rating

UCT researcher, Dr Jesse Heyninck has been awarded a P-rating, a recognition of his promising future as an international leader in his field.

Doctorate awarded to HPI member

The HPI Research School at UCT congratulates Safianu Omar on achieving his PhD in Information Systems.

HPI welcomes two new members

The HPI Research School at UCT welcomes two new members to its lab: Dr Folasade Adedeji with the Department of Computer Science and Popyeni Kautondokwa with the Department of Information Systems.