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UCT marks spring graduation with multilingual thesis orations UCT conferred degrees, diplomas and certificates when over 2 000 students celebrated the completion of their studies during the spring graduation. 12 Sep 2025
Humour, family, a shared graduation stage Mother-and-son duo Katherine Wilson and Cameron Thomson shared a stage during UCT’s spring graduation. 12 Sep 2025
Resilience and perseverance paid off UCSouth African Medical Research Council scientist Jodilee Erasmus has overcome years of personal challenges to complete her master’s at UCT. 12 Sep 2025
Personal trials a source of strength, resilience Matholi Hlophe said obtaining her master’s degree has given her confidence in her ability to contribute meaningfully to her field as a maintenance manager. 12 Sep 2025
UCT innovators sweep Falling Walls Lab Cape Town 2025 UCT student Candice Eslick has won the Cape Town regional leg of the prestigious Falling Walls Lab competition. 11 Sep 2025
The resilient spirit of a woman UCT officially marked the renaming of the Sarah Baartman Hall on 10 September. 11 Sep 2025
Shaping global chemical safety and workers’ health Dorothy Ngajilo intends to use her position as the health and labour officer of the United Nations Environment Programme to ensure that workers and communities are safe from chemicals. 11 Sep 2025
UCT Language Indaba 2025: turning policy into practice Every year, Grade 11 visual art and design learners in the province are invited to step into Irma Stern’s world by visiting the museum and engage with her work. 11 Sep 2025
Reimagining Irma Stern through youth voices Every year, Grade 11 visual art and design learners in the province are invited to step into Irma Stern’s world by visiting the museum and engage with her work. 11 Sep 2025
A hall of reckoning UCT will commemorate the renaming of Jameson Memorial Hall to Sarah Baartman Hall on Thursday, 10 September. 10 Sep 2025
Faculty of Humanities – Ceremony 2 – Renaming of Sarah Baartman Hall The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the Faculty of Humanities on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, at 14:00. 10 Sep 2025
Championing socially just and decolonised education UCT lecturer and performing artist Msakha Mona, who graduated with his PhD this week, has devoted his time and efforts to advocating for social justice, multilingualism and decoloniality. 10 Sep 2025
Music, queerness, and selfhood UCT student Fumani Jwara has created an extended play for his master’s degree in global media and communications, a joint programme between UCT and the London School of Economics. 10 Sep 2025
Bold, inclusive, African-centred: the HPALS way UCT’s HPALS leads globally in sports science, combining bold, people-centred, African-rooted research with international impact – from rehabilitation technology to genetics and community health. 10 Sep 2025
Faculty of Commerce – Ceremony 3 The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the Faculty of Commerce on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, at 09:00. 10 Sep 2025
Faculty of Science The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the Faculty of Science on Tuesday, 9 September 2025, at 18:00. 09 Sep 2025
UCT launches The Learning Store UCT launched a new online short course learning portal, a major step forward in widening access to quality short courses and continuing education opportunities. 09 Sep 2025
Faculty of Commerce – Ceremony 2 and Faculty of Law The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the Faculty of Commerce and the Faculty of Law on Tuesday, 9 September 2025, at 14:00. 09 Sep 2025
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