Lab camps, laureate evenings and seminars — the full programme.

Nobel Laureate evenings, lab camps, seminars and workshops — every ARS edition, upcoming and past, with registration once an edition opens.

Upcoming

Inside the Researcher's Mindset 2026

ARS's flagship evening with a world-leading researcher. Inside the Researcher's Mindset brings a Nobel Laureate to Cape Town to share the ideas, failures, and turning points behind a life in science — and what they mean for the next generation of African researchers.

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A full lecture hall of students at an ARS event

Dates: 15 Oct 2026 · 18:00 SAST
Venue: University of Cape Town
Format: In person
Places: 340

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0205 Nov 2026
· 17:30 SASTWho Owns Knowledge? Decolonising Research in the HumanitiesA Humanities forum interrogating the politics of knowledge production in African and Global South contexts — who produces research, who it serves, and how we decolonise the questions themselves.UpcomingView & register →

The record · Past events

0301 Oct 2026Research Expo 2026A showcase of student research from across the continent's disciplines. The Research Expo gives undergraduates a platform to present their work, meet mentors and peers, and see what African-led research looks like up close.PastView →0413 Jul 2026Winter Lab Camp 2026A week of hands-on laboratory research experience for STEM undergraduates, shadowing experienced mentors and attending research seminars and lab meetings.PastView →0520 Jan 2025

Summer Lab Camp 2025Hands-on laboratory exposure for medical and science students across Health Sciences and Upper Campus.

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0605 Sept 2024Public Health Thursday SeminarsA seminar series run with the UCT School of Public Health & Family Medicine.PastView →

0717 Aug 2024Inside the Researcher's Mindset 2024An evening of inspiration with Nobel Laureate Prof. Joachim Frank at UCT, exploring the future of research and innovation.PastView →

0815 May 2024ARS Study Skills Event 2024A practical study and research skills session for students.PastView →

0920 Mar 2024ARS UCT Inaugural AGM 2024The first Annual General Meeting as an officially registered society.PastView →