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As was previously communicated, the Council of the University of Cape Town (UCT) resolved in October 2022 to establish an independent panel (the Panel) to ...

It is the responsibility of members of the university community to assist the panel in its work, ie, staff and students are required to cooperate with the work of the Panel and the evidence leader team. To this end, the evidence leader team has met with, and interviewed, more than 30 people, many of whom have provided statements to the Panel. UCT will not hesitate to take disciplinary steps against any member of the university community, staff member or student, who intimidates or harasses any person who is partaking in the work of the Panel, or who unlawfully interferes with the work of the Panel or the evidence leaders, or who breaches the confidentiality provisions of the work of the Panel.

If you're considering applying for The Pitch UCT programme but aren't sure if your business idea is viable, or if you're uncertain whether you should apply ...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the academic world, with UCT experiencing a growth in the number of professors due for inaugural lectures.

However, the number of lectures that can be accommodated in the VC’s Inaugural Lecture series is limited, forcing UCT to make new plans. [](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=using blogger outreach) The VC’s Inaugural Lecture series, on the other hand, selects certain lectures from different faculties to be presented to the community, hosted by the VC. UCT is, therefore, excited to Faculty-based lectures provide an opportunity for new professors to share their works with faculty staff and students. This lecture series is an important part of the university’s academic project and provides a platform for newly appointed professors to present their works to the university community and the general public.

In recent years, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has commemorated our academics' appointments to full professorship through the inaugural lecture series.

The VC Inaugural Lectures will be held in abeyance during this period. At the same time, the number of lectures which can be accommodated in the VC’s Inaugural Lecture series is limited. These inaugural lectures are a central part of the university’s academic project, and provide a platform for professors who were appointed in the preceding five years to present the body of research that they have been focusing on during their careers.

UCT's Faculty of Science celebrated the achievements of 563 graduates at two graduation ceremonies in March 2023. The number of graduates included 11 ...

In her address to the congregation, Dr Moloi-Motsepe said that the graduates had “achieved [their] degrees during a time of unforeseen change”. “We have come to understand that it’s not about the degree,” she said. Jonas, a celebrated producer, writer, poet and performer, wrote and performed the poem especially for the graduation ceremony. Roberts was honoured for her numerous contributions to the work on climate change action and research. It also included the conferral of an honorary doctorate on climate change researcher and practitioner Dr Debra Roberts. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Science capped 563 graduates at two graduation ceremonies last week.

Nafisa Mayat, who is one of many inspirational UCT graduands who have opted for the road less travelled in their research, said there is very little ...

“As a human being and as a Muslim, I experienced many uncomfortable moments in dealing with the exclusion that’s been happening. In Shaheed’s case, the ramp that was created for the older trustee reflected an existing power dynamic he was unable to change. In the Qur’an, there is no discrimination around disability, and that needs to be highlighted. It talks about impairments such as blindness and deafness, but in the context of seeing and hearing Islam’s message,” she said. In Shaheed’s case, Mayat said he was very aware that his wheelchair had to be clean when entering the mosque. However, in most scholarship focusing on disability, religion, as a way of understanding and dealing with disability, is side-lined or absent, she said.

Wage negotiations between the University of Cape Town (UCT) and one of the largest representative unions — the UCT Employees Union — will start soon.

Union representative Samuel Chetty said that the UCT Employees Union has already sent its bargaining demands to the university, which include salary increases and non-salary demands. Please include a link back to the original article. Please [support](/donate/) us by contributing to our legal costs and helping us to publish news that matters. She said the CCMA recommended both parties return to wage negotiations, and that all pay classes be included in one bargaining unit at the next year’s wage negotiations. UCT said it had merely terminated its recognition agreement with the union in order to form a single bargaining unit including PASS staff. The dispute was then referred to the CCMA.