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Guidelines on staffing matters during COVID-19 30 Apr 2020
Join webinar on inclusive practice in higher education Join renowned human rights lawyer Ilze Olckers for the second instalment of the Inclusive Practice Speaker Series on Tuesday, 5 May. 30 Apr 2020
Remote teaching updates for undergraduate students DVC Associate Professor Lis Lange writes to undergraduate students about remote teaching. 30 Apr 2020
Data provisioning and other updates 30 Apr 2020
#UCTLockdownLetters launch and other updates 30 Apr 2020
UCT mourns passing of alumnus Denis Goldberg UCT joins the nation and the international community in mourning the passing of alumnus Denis Goldberg, who left us on Wednesday, 29 April. 30 Apr 2020
Close to R7m raised through UCT COVID-19 emergency fund Approximately R6.8 million has been raised so far through the University of Cape Town COVID-19 emergency fund, with some of the crucial needs covered including a R16.4 million laptops purchase. 30 Apr 2020
Statement on the passing of struggle stalwart Dr Denis Goldberg UCT joins the nation and the international community in mourning the passing of one of the greatest stalwarts in the fight against apartheid and UCT alum, Dr Denis Goldberg. 30 Apr 2020
UCT alumnus makes Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list UCT alumnus Uzair Essack is featured on the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list of influential businesspeople on the continent. 30 Apr 2020
Building the future through the COVID-19 UCT Emergency Fund VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the COVID-19 UCT Emergency Fund. 30 Apr 2020
Massive uptake in MOOC participation UCT’s Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching has seen a surge in MOOC participation since global lockdowns came into effect. 29 Apr 2020
Be part of SHAWCO’s #BeKindOnline initiative SHAWCO has launched the #BeKindOnline initiative to help support some of the Mother City’s most vulnerable communities during lockdown. 29 Apr 2020
Leaders needed to ‘step into this chaos’ Athol Williams, an ethical leadership expert at UCT, comments on the type of leaders needed during the COVID-19 pandemic and for life thereafter. 29 Apr 2020
Project launched to combat spread of COVID-19 fake news The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change, incubated by the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, has launched a six-month project that will use social media analytics and advocacy to combat the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa and beyond. 29 Apr 2020
Students with disabilities prioritised in UCT online learning plan UCT has prioritised the needs of all students, placing particular focus on students with disabilities, to ensure the new, temporary learning methodology is tailored to their individual needs. 29 Apr 2020
Can SA’s achievement in containing COVID-19 lead to sustained success? South Africa has been recognised globally for its success in flattening the curve, which came as a result of President Ramaphosa responding quickly to the crisis, writes Prof Alan Hirsch. 28 Apr 2020 Republished
UCT academic authors free COVID-19 children’s book UCT academic, acclaimed author and poet Athol Williams wrote Oaky and the Virus, a free and fun educational children’s book about COVID-19. 28 Apr 2020
Data provisioning and laptop deliveries continuing at UCT UCT is continuing to attend to laptop deliveries and provisioning of data to students as urgently as possible. 28 Apr 2020
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