The Blue Desk is located opposite the main entrance to the Postgraduate Centre. This is a visible, dedicated service that provides a one-stop information service for all matters relating to the postgraduate and postdoctoral sectors.
The Blue Desk information service offers:
a central point of contact for your enquiries about any aspect of postgraduate and postdoctoral affairs
a broad range of information – if staff cannot answer your query or resolve your problem, they will refer you directly to the person who can
directions (and a map) to all areas on campus
information on services and facilities available at UCT
information and advice on getting the most out of the Postgraduate Centre and its facilities, specifically the available space for meetings and seminars
information on funding and other opportunities
information and advice on the Postdoctoral Research Fellows Association (PDRF)
copies of UCT student and PDRF publications
faculty postgraduate booklets, maps, etc
help with PeopleSoft and Vula (UCT's online resources).
The Postgraduate Centre
The University's Postgraduate Centre is located on the upper campus on the upper level of the Otto Beit Building, adjacent to the Postgraduate Funding Office. This heritage site has been extensively renovated to provide an attractive and comfortable space where master's and doctoral students, as well as Postdoctoral Research Fellows at UCT, meet, use the Internet, read and hold seminars.
Computer facilities
Reading facilities
The centre can be used:
as a forum for large or small discussions
to accommodate and encourage inter-departmental and inter-faculty communication and association
just to relax, read or surf the net.
The centre offers:
the TB Davie Seminar Room is equipped with:
digital and overhead projectors
whiteboards
flip-charts
chairs and tables for up to 45 people.
It can be used for seminars, conferences, training courses, etc. There is no charge to PDRFs or master's and doctoral students for the use of the room or equipment.
the Mandela Rhodes Room is equipped with comfortable chairs and reading materials (including the Mail & Guardian and Business Day newspapers, Time and the Economist magazines, and other miscellaneous materials). There are also tables and 10 computer workstations. (Printing facilities are not available.)