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Faculty of Commerce ceremony 2 and Faculty of Law graduation – Spring 2026 The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated its second cohort of Faculty of Commerce graduates, alongside graduates from the Faculty of Law, on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 14:00. 08 Sep 2026

Achieve equity in health data systems The African Health Data Systems – a UCT-based research project – organised a two-day discussion on how to accelerate interoperable and equitable health data integration across the continent. 08 Sep 2026

Faculty of Science graduation ceremony – Spring 2026 The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the Faculty of Science on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 10:00. 08 Sep 2026

UCT and Italy strengthen ties through sport, health and innovation UCT-HPALS hosted a symposium to strengthen international collaborations with Italy on the role of sport in health, innovation and education. 08 Sep 2026

Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment graduation ceremony – Spring 2026 The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment on Monday, 7 September 2026 at 18:00. 07 Sep 2026

UCT and Strathmore University strengthen African ties UCT’s International Office recently welcomed Strathmore University for the inaugural Public Policy and Leadership in Africa Programme. 07 Sep 2026

Faculty of Humanities graduation ceremony 1 – Spring 2026 UCT celebrated the achievements of graduates from the Faculty of Humanities on Monday, 7 September 2026 at 14:00. 07 Sep 2026

‘Innovation without access is pointless’ UCT’s Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre has joined a global consortium working on developing novel antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance. 07 Sep 2026

Faculty of Commerce graduation ceremony 1 – Spring 2026 The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the Faculty of Commerce on Monday, 7 September 2026 at 10:00. 07 Sep 2026

Excellence and credibility in higher education Delegates at the All-Africa Rankings Initiative left the engagement with key questions to consider when defining excellence in higher education. 07 Sep 2026

Spring 2026 Graduation The University of Cape Town (UCT) graduation is taking place from Monday, 7 September until Wednesday, 9 September 2026. 07 Sep 2026

Graduand’s master’s – ‘a journey of becoming’ Ncikazi Nyoka will graduate with her master’s in disability studies on Wednesday, 9 September. 07 Sep 2026

A republic built on allies Prof Roman Roth from UCT’s School of Languages and Literatures delivered his inaugural lecture on 2 September. 04 Sep 2026

Peer educators urged to ‘refill their cups first’ Students recently engaged on their role as peer educators in preventing sexual and gender-based violence and enhancing student well-being. 04 Sep 2026

Collective Conversations #6: Powering the transition – rethinking South Africa’s energy future The sixth Collective Conversations: Science for Society series brought together experts from government, academia, industry and civil society to examine South Africa’s energy transition after the electricity supply crisis, and what is needed to build a more affordable, sustainable and just energy future. 03 Sep 2026

"E-walleting the sun": Challenges of affordability and justice for South Africa’s energy transition At UCT's final Collective Conversations event of the year, experts examined whether load shedding truly is over and what trials remain on South Africa and the continent’s path to a just energy transition. 03 Sep 2026

Rankings and relevance At the heart of the All-Africa Rankings Initiative is a co-creation process through which participants will help shape its future direction. 03 Sep 2026

PhD research spotlights how Muslim breastfeeding mothers experience the workplace Féranaaz Farista’s PhD research hones in on the lived experiences of Muslim breastfeeding mothers, some of whom returned to work after the birth of their children. 03 Sep 2026

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