Graduation 2023
PhD graduand’s research focuses on destigmatising the cannabis industry in South Africa
03 August 2023 | Director, Video Edit and Photo Ruairi Abrahams. Videography Boikhutso Ntsoko and Ruairi Abrahams. Video Production Team Boikhutso Ntsoko, Ruairi Abrahams, Roxanne Harris and Rozanne Engel.Nqobile Bundwini, who recently received her PhD in Business Science from the University of Cape Town (UCT), wants to destigmitise the cannabis industry in South Africa.
Her PhD thesis, titled “Destigmatising the recreational cannabis industry”, investigated the many challenges the cannabis industry faces and argues that a cannabis market can help South Africa’s economy and create many new job opportunities.
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PhD Graduation July 2023
The July 2023 PhD candidates graduated on Friday, 21 July 2023. The ceremony was livestreamed on the website and on UCT’s YouTube channel.
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We are excited to see our UCT graduates unleash their potential for a fair and just society. Join in with the celebrations on social media by using the #UCTGrad2023 hashtag.
Graduation highlights
Graduation highlights
Inspirational graduates
Our stories: inspirational graduates
The UCT News team has profiled a cross-section of inspirational PhD graduands whose stories have inspired us. To all those we haven’t been able to feature, we’d like to say: each one of you is an inspiration – to your university, your families and your communities. We wish you every success in the future.
PhD graduand Brian du Preez’s research took him to the farthest-flung areas of the Greater Cape Floristic Region, where he discovered, rediscovered and collected ‘Indigofera’ species.
21 Jul 2023 - 10 min read
Retrofitting the university’s curricula to include disability is expensive and challenging, and instead should be part of engagement at the design stage, says PhD graduand Ikechukwu Nwanze.
19 Jul 2023 - 10 min read
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#UCTGrad2023 – social media elements
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