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Faculty of Humanities – Ceremony 1
UCT’s Faculty of Humanities held their first ceremony (graduands with surname A–D) at 09:00.
29 Mar 2023
An honorary doctorate for Dr Debra Roberts
Dr Debra Roberts received an honorary doctorate during the March 2023 graduation season.
28 Mar 2023
Faculty of Science – Ceremony 2
UCT’s Faculty of Science held their second ceremony (graduands with surname L–Z) at 18:00.
28 Mar 2023
Disability and Islam: PhD examines unconscious exclusion, burden of responsibility
Nafisa Mayat’s PhD study addresses the dearth of research on how Muslims experience disability in their community. Nafisa will graduate on 30 March.
28 Mar 2023
Faculty of Commerce – Ceremony 5 and Faculty of Science – Ceremony 1
UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held their fifth ceremony (graduands with surname T–Z) and Science held their first ceremony (graduands with surname A–K) at 14:00.
28 Mar 2023
Hold true to yourself – Council chair’s message starts bumper graduation season
UCT’s Sarah Baartman Hall will host 5 214 graduands this week in a bumper 15-ceremony graduation season, a festival of celebration, jubilation and gratitude.
28 Mar 2023
Faculty of Commerce – Ceremony 4
UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held their fourth ceremony at 09:00 (graduands with surname N–S).
28 Mar 2023
Faculty of Commerce – Ceremony 3
UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held their third ceremony at 18:00 (graduands with surname M).
27 Mar 2023
UCT student Cwenga Koyana advocates for teen mothers at global conference
Cwenga Koyana recently addressed the UNESCO and Women@Dior Global Conference in Paris on her social-impact project, Talitha Together, which won the programme’s Dream for Change competition in 2022.
27 Mar 2023
March graduation season adds more lustre to UCT
The March 2023 graduation season does not only give the University of Cape Town (UCT) more reason to celebrate, but it also illuminates what has been a challenging past few months for the institution that is perched first in Africa on all five major university rankings.
27 Mar 2023
UCT’s Chair of Council Babalwa Ngonyama addresses March 2023 graduates
UCT’s Chair of Council, Babalwa Ngonyama gave an address during the March 2023 graduation
27 Mar 2023
Faculty of Commerce – Ceremony 2
UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held their second ceremony at 14:00 (graduands with surname G–L).
27 Mar 2023
UCT’s sustainability response in an era of droughts, rolling blackouts
UCT’s director of environmental sustainability in the OVC, Manfred Braune, charts long-term solutions to drought and loadshedding.
27 Mar 2023
Faculty of Commerce – Ceremony 1
UCT’s Faculty of Commerce held the first graduation ceremony of the season at 09:00 (graduands with surname A–F).
27 Mar 2023
Graduation March 2023
We congratulate the March 2023 cohort on their academic success and we are looking forward to returning to the Sarah Baartman Hall for a week of ceremonies.
27 Mar 2023
‘Winners are losers who just kept trying’
Inspirational graduand Bukho Ndziweni shared his mantra to overcoming a list of adversities during his undergraduate degree at UCT.
24 Mar 2023
‘Outstanding’ PhD: A testimony to tenacity, support – and a dog called Ralph
Caitlin Courtney’s PhD on a novel human urine treatment to make liquid fertiliser earned rave reviews. And puppy love helped her across the line.
24 Mar 2023
How to add UCT graduation stickers to your Facebook story
You can easily add UCT graduation stickers to your Facebook story by following these easy instructions.
24 Mar 2023
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