Policies

These policies have been approved by Senate and Council.

Please note:

• For human resources (HR) policies such as those governing conditions of service, please visit the Human Resources site.
• For information technology (IT) policies, please visit the ICTS site.

General

UCT values: a statement of values for the University of Cape Town and its members

Policy on Council statements

General rules and policies (Handbook 3) (including rules on conduct for students)

Proper channels for student complaints (see Handbook 3)

Academic review guidelines

Access to archives policy

Policy for collection and heritage stewardship

Policy on co-badged qualifications and joint or jointly awarded qualifications (‘joint degrees’)

Student housing admission policy for 2022–2026

Approval of sabbatical office status for student leaders

Conflicts of interest: principles, policy and rules

UCT special rules and code of conduct regulating activity on campus during South African national and local government elections

Senate policy on election to emeritus rank

Guidelines for the appointment of supervisors of doctoral candidates

Guidelines regarding SAPS on campus

Examinations

• Examinations policy manual 2019
• Anonymous marking of final examinations

Dispute resolution

• Mediation policy
• Conflict resolution process for a supervisor-postgraduate student relationship

Finance policies

• Finance policies and guidelines
• Procurement and payment services (PPS): policies and guidelines

Fraud and Risk Management

• Fraud and corruption prevention policy
• Risk Management Policy

Health and safety

• Policy on health and safety (draft)
• Policy on first aid
• Policy on HIV Infection and AIDS
• UCT smoking policy
• Post-exposure prophylaxis procedure and addendum
• Student mental health policy

Intellectual property policy

Language policy

Metadata and information architecture policy

UCT Open Access

• UCT Open Access policy
• Guidelines to the UCT Open Access policy

Plagiarism

• Guide to committees of assessors
• Plagiarism in postgraduate research courses: a guide to examining bodies
• Avoiding plagiarism: a guide for staff members
• Avoiding plagiarism: a guide for students
• Avoiding collusion in collaborative work: a guide for students
• Senate policy on referencing conventions and declaration regarding plagiarism
• Standard plagiarism declarations

Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)

• Afrikaans version
• English version
• isiXhosa version

Records management policy

Research

• UCT policy for research data management
• UCT policy for responsible conduct of research
• UCT research ethics code for research involving human participants
• UCT research ethics code for use of animals in research and teaching
• Faculty of Health Sciences use of animals in teaching and research: standard operating procedures
• UCT policy and standard operating procedures regarding scientific use of non-human primates
• Register of ethics approvals for research conducted under the auspices of UCT
• Code for UCT research ethics committee members
• Appeal to Ethics in Research Committee: standard operating procedure
• Appeal to Senate Animal Ethics Committee: standard operating procedure
• Naming of inter- and/or intra-faculty teaching or research groups
• Authorship practices policy
• UCT policy and procedures for breach of research ethics codes and allegations of misconduct in research

Social responsiveness

• Social Responsiveness Policy Framework

Teaching and learning

Visit the Teaching and learning section.

Transformation

• Employment equity policy
• Disability policy
• Inclusivity policy for sexual orientation
• Student mental health policy

Harassment

• Policy on racism and racial harassment
• Sexual misconduct policy: sexual offences and sexual harassment
• Disciplinary procedure for sexual misconduct: sexual offences and sexual harassment

Web policies

• Domain name policy
• Web content management policy
• Web hosting policy

Whistle-blowing

• Whistle-blowing guidelines