At midnight on 26 March 2020, the country’s first official lockdown began, causing the University of Cape Town (UCT) to change its mode of thinking and being in order to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Assistant dean of the Faculty of Science, Associate Professor David Gammon, hosted an information session as part of Parent Orientation 2021 at UCT.

Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor Danwood Chirwa, hosted an information session as part of Parent Orientation 2021 at UCT.

Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Associate Professor Shose Kessi, hosted an information session as part of Parent Orientation 2021 at UCT.

Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Associate Professor Lionel Green-Thompson, hosted an information session as part of Parent Orientation 2021 at UCT.

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Professor Alison Lewis, hosted an information session as part of Parent Orientation 2021 at UCT.

Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Professor Linda Ronnie, hosted an information session as part of Parent Orientation 2021 at UCT.

Parent orientation was held online on Friday, 12 March 2021. This video is the full recording of the main session.

The University of Cape Town has pulled out all of the stops to ensure that spaces that students and staff members will be using on campus, are disinfected and properly cleaned.

Student Housing and Residence Life in the Department of Student Affairs have made every effort to ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols.

The ‘Jammie’ is a scheduled shuttle service that runs at regular intervals, ensuring students and staff move between campuses easily.

UCT Libraries is a network of faculty and department aligned libraries across eight campus sites.