- UCT guidelines for inter- and trans-disciplinary (ID/TD) teaching and research supervision
- UCT Senate policy on continuing education
- Recognition of prior learning (RPL) policy
- UCT digital and online education policy – August 2024
- Lecture recording policy – September 2017
- Guidelines for the Granting of Academic Concessions
- Assessment Policy – February 2024
- Departmental Responsibility and Authority for Disciplines – May 2009
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 and other governance documentation such as UCT’s ICT Strategy, please visit the ICTS site.
General
UCT Values: a Statement of Values for the University of Cape Town and its Members – 10 December 2016
Academic Freedom, Autonomy and Accountability Guiding Principles
Policy on Council Statements – 3 November 2010
General Rules and Policies (Handbook 3) (including rules on conduct for students)
"Proper channels for student complaints" (see Handbook 3)
Policy on Postgraduate Admissions – 15 October 2022
Policy on Access to Archives – 1 June 2018
Policy on Co-Badged Qualifications and Joint or Jointly Awarded Qualifications (‘Joint Degrees’) – revised 15 March 2015
Policy for Collection and Heritage Stewardship – 19 June 2021
Student Housing Admission Policy for 2022–2026 – 19 June 2021
Approval of Sabbatical Office Status for Student Leaders
Conflicts of Interest: Principles, Policy and Rules – 7 December 2014
Policy on Gifts and Hospitality – 15 October 2022
UCT Special Rules and Code of Conduct Regulating Activity on Campus during South African National and Local Government Elections – 29 March 2014
Policy on Election to Emeritus Rank – March 2025
Guidelines for the Appointment of Supervisors of Doctoral Candidates – 2004
Guidelines Regarding SAPS on Campus – 19 March 2016
Policy and Terms of Reference: University Naming Committee – June 2023
Examinations
- Examinations Policy Manual – 2019
- Anonymous Marking of Final Examinations – 2004
- Rules and Procedure for the Examination of Master’s Degree Dissertations – January 2025
Dispute resolution
- Mediation Policy
- Conflict Resolution Process for a Supervisor–Postgraduate Student Relationship – November 2018
Finance policies
Fraud and risk management
- Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy and Response Plan – June 2022
- Risk Management Policy – June 2020
Health and safety
- Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic on UCT Campuses – July 2022
- Policy on Health and Safety – 11 March 2020
- Policy on First Aid – 13 June 2014
- Policy on HIV Infection and AIDS – reviewed December 2020
- UCT Smoking Policy – June 2017
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Procedure and Addendum – June 2017
- Student Mental Health Policy – August 2018
Information technology
- Interim Policy on Privacy and Data Protection – 4 December 2021
- Policy on Metadata and Information Architecture – effective 13 June 2012
- Policy on Records Management – 16 July 2012
- ICTS policies and guidelines – on the ICTS website
Intellectual Property Policy – 27 July 2011
Language policy and implementation framework
Language Policy – 12 December 2024
Implementation Framework – 12 December 2024
UCT open access
- UCT Open Access Policy – September 2020
- Guidelines to the UCT Open Access policy – 2021
- Addendum to UCT Authors’ Publication Agreements
Student academic misconduct
Properties and construction
- Minimum Green Building Construction Standard – June 2023
Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)
Research
- UCT Policy for Research Data Management
- UCT Policy for Responsible Conduct of Research
- UCT Policy for Ethics Clearance and Permission to Engage UCT Staff and/or Students or their Data in 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
– September 2014 (previous version, for noting only) - UCT Policy and Procedures for Breach of Research Ethics Codes and Allegations of Misconduct in Research
– December 2023 (current, active version, implemented 1 March 2025) - Policy Statement on Safeguarding in Research – October 2022
- Policy on SFARS – October 2022
Social responsiveness
- Social Responsiveness Policy Framework – 14 September 2021
Teaching and learning
Please visit the teaching and learning pages.
Transformation
Please visit the transformation plans and policies page.
- Employment Equity Policy
- Disability Policy
- Inclusivity Policy for Sexual Orientation
- Student Mental Health Policy
Bullying and Harassment
- Policy Addressing Bullying – 19 June 2021 (also available in text format on the HR website)
- Policy on Anti-Racism, Racial Discrimination and Racial Harassment – 18 June 2022
- Sexual Misconduct Policy: Sexual Offences and Sexual Harassment
- Disciplinary Procedure for Sexual Misconduct: Sexual Offences and Sexual Harassment
Web policies
Whistleblowing
- Whistleblowing Policy – June 2023