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Personal achievement, collective joy Graduates celebrated personal triumphs and resilience as over 200 Faculty of Science students were capped at the University of Cape Town (UCT) this September. 16 Sep 2026
A memorable afternoon for Law graduates The thrill of graduation was on full display as students from the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town (UCT) walked across the stage in the Sarah Baartman Hall on 8 September. 16 Sep 2026
Celebrations, applause for graduates Over two days in September, Faculty of Humanities graduands became University of Cape Town (UCT) graduates. In total, over 2 300 students walked across the stage in the Sarah Baartman Hall to rapturous applause. 16 Sep 2026
Health Sciences graduates honoured Over 360 students from the Faculty of Health Sciences were capped during the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Spring graduation. 16 Sep 2026
Winning together The Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment (EBE) concluded day one of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Spring graduation ceremonies on Monday, 7 September. 16 Sep 2026
Commerce steals the show The Faculty of Commerce stole the show at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) September graduation with the biggest cohort. 16 Sep 2026
From Potch to UCT: Obakeng Jona chooses himself – and earns a PhD Faith, passion and hard work were poured into Dr Obakeng Jona’s doctoral research, which focused on improving women’s healthcare. 15 Sep 2026
‘The Fifth Step’ exposes the tension between masculinity, addiction and the cost of truth A dark comedy about addiction, masculinity and the cost of honesty puts two UCT-trained actors in close quarters with a story South Africa has been avoiding. 15 Sep 2026
Davina-Nelson Apiyo’s doctoral research targets recurrent bacterial vaginosis Davina-Nelson Apiyo’s doctoral research at UCT is exploring new approaches to bacterial vaginosis (BV), with a focus on developing laboratory models that can help researchers better understand how potential treatments could work in the human vaginal tract. 14 Sep 2026
Spring graduation: ‘Be kind and compassionate’ VC Prof Mosa Moshabela celebrated graduates, family and UCT staff during the Spring 2026 graduation season. 11 Sep 2026
Motherwell maths teacher wins 2026 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award Nkululo Mtyingizane won the 2026 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award. 11 Sep 2026
‘Resilience shouldn’t be the strategy’ The experiences, pathways, challenges and victories of women referees in elite rugby are captured in Philip Broster’s PhD dissertation. 11 Sep 2026
From a PhD student’s death to better postgraduate supervision A friend’s death became the catalyst for Prof Rethabile Possa to rethink how postgraduate students are supervised. 11 Sep 2026
The normalisation of GBV in isiXhosa language and literature Language as a tool for the normalisation and acceptance of gender-based violence, takes centre stage in Silulundi Coki’s master’s research. 10 Sep 2026
UCT study calls for climate services rooted in local knowledge A new study compared priorities for strengthening existing climate services for nature-based solutions in sub-Saharan Africa with priorities for entirely new climate services. 09 Sep 2026
Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony – Spring 2026 UCT celebrated graduates from the Faculty of Health Sciences on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at 14:00. 09 Sep 2026
‘Rights do not self-execute’ Retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga spoke about education, human dignity, housing and access to justice during the Rabinowitz Lecture. 09 Sep 2026
Faculty of Commerce graduation ceremony 3 – Spring 2026 The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated its third cohort of Faculty of Commerce graduates at the spring graduations on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at 10:00. 09 Sep 2026
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