diff --git a/rtut/activity.py b/rtut/activity.py
index d9dffaa..9752ca8 100644
--- a/rtut/activity.py
+++ b/rtut/activity.py
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ def _step_title(run, sid: str) -> str:
         return sid
 
 
+def _gate_title(run, gid: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        return run.pack.data and next(g["title"] for st in _all_stages(run.pack.data["stages"]) for g in st.get("gates", []) if g["id"] == gid)
+    except (StopIteration, KeyError):
+        return gid
+
+
+def _all_stages(stages):
+    for st in stages:
+        yield st
+        yield from _all_stages(st.get("stages", []))
+
+
 def events_for(pack, pack_index: int | None) -> list[dict]:
     out = []
     for rid in R.list_runs(pack):
@@ -34,9 +47,9 @@ def events_for(pack, pack_index: int | None) -> list[dict]:
         for gid, gs in d.get("gates", {}).items():
             when = max([r["at"] for r in gs.get("results", {}).values()] or [""])
             if gs["state"] in ("passed", "failed") and when:
-                ev(when, f"gate “{gid}” {gs['state']}")
+                ev(when, f"gate “{_gate_title(run, gid)}” {gs['state']}")
             if gs["state"] == "waived":
-                ev(gs["waiver"]["at"], f"waived gate “{gid}”: {gs['waiver']['reason']}")
+                ev(gs["waiver"]["at"], f"waived gate “{_gate_title(run, gid)}”: {gs['waiver']['reason']}")
         for dv in d.get("deviations", []):
             if dv["kind"] in ("override", "changed-after-use"):
                 ev(dv["at"], f"{dv['kind'].replace('-', ' ')}: {dv['item']} ({dv['reason']})", dv.get("who", who))
diff --git a/rtut/ui.py b/rtut/ui.py
index ff3861a..d7d3921 100644
--- a/rtut/ui.py
+++ b/rtut/ui.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class App:
             f"<li><span class=note>{e(x['at'][:16].replace('T', ' '))}</span> · <b>{e(x['who'])}</b> {e(x['text'])} "
             f"<span class=note>· {e(x['pack'])}{' · project ' + e(x['project']) if x.get('project') else ''}</span>"
             f"{' · <a href=' + chr(39) + x['link'] + chr(39) + '>open</a>' if x['link'] else ''}</li>" for x in events)
-        return f"<h2>Latest activities</h2><ul class=feed>{rows}</ul>"
+        return f"<h2>Latest activities <span class=note style='font-weight:400;font-size:.85rem'>(times in UTC)</span></h2><ul class=feed>{rows}</ul>"
 
     def user_page(self, msg: str = "") -> bytes:
         u = USER.current()
diff --git a/tests/test_activity_artefacts.py b/tests/test_activity_artefacts.py
index 7e3aeb9..ccd52f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_activity_artefacts.py
+++ b/tests/test_activity_artefacts.py
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ def test_latest_activities_are_newest_first_across_packs_and_cover_the_main_even
     assert len(activity.latest([v1, v2], 3)) == 3
 
 
+def test_gate_events_use_the_gate_title(tmp_path):
+    (v2,) = repo_with(tmp_path, "two2")
+    q = run2.create(v2, "cy", {"logdir": "/tmp/rtut-act-z"})
+    for sid in ("read-the-sign", "light-lamp", "read-the-sky"):
+        run2.start(q, sid); run2.verify(q, sid, confirm=True, manual_ok=True); run2.complete(q, sid)
+    run2.gate_check(q, "lamp-check", 0, manual_ok=True); run2.gate_check(q, "lamp-check", 1)
+    text = " | ".join(e["text"] for e in activity.latest([v2], 30))
+    assert "gate “The lamp burns steadily” passed" in text and "lamp-check" not in text
+
+
 def test_overrides_and_changed_values_are_visible_in_the_feed(tmp_path):
     (v2,) = repo_with(tmp_path, "two2")
     q = run2.create(v2, "cy", {"logdir": "/tmp/rtut-act-y"})
diff --git a/tests/test_ui_round3.py b/tests/test_ui_round3.py
index 334cbcd..241d1e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui_round3.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui_round3.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def test_main_page_lists_latest_activities_newest_first_with_links(srv):
     feed = body.split("Latest activities")[1].split("<h2>Runbooks</h2>")[0]
     assert "<b>erin</b> started a run (manual mode)" in feed and "finished step “Light the lamp”" in feed
     assert feed.index("Light the lamp") < feed.index("Read the poem over the door") < feed.index("started a run")   # newest first
-    assert f"<a href='{base}'>open</a>" in feed
+    assert f"<a href='{base}'>open</a>" in feed and "(times in UTC)" in body
 
 
 # ---- (d) changing values that steps already used --------------------------------------------------------------------------