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 – approved 10 December 2016

Academic freedom, autonomy and accountability guiding principles

Policy on Council statements – approved 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 – approved 15 October 2022

Academic review guidelines – Senate approved March 2017

Access to archives policy

Policy for collection and heritage stewardship – approved 19 June 2021

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

Policy on gifts and hospitality

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

Policy and Terms of Reference: University Naming Committee – June 2023

Examinations

• Examinations policy manual 2019
• Anonymous marking of final examinations
• Rules and procedure for the examination of master’s degree dissertations

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 and response plan
• Risk Management Policy

Health and safety

• Managing the COVID-19 pandemic on UCT campuses
• Policy on health and safety
• Policy on first aid
• Policy on HIV Infection and AIDS – reviewed December 2020
• UCT smoking policy
• Post-exposure prophylaxis procedure and addendum
• Student mental health policy – approved August 2018

Information Technology

• Interim policy on privacy and data protection – 4 December 2021
• Policy on metadata and information architecture
• Policy on records management
• ICTS policies and guidelines – on the ICTS website

Intellectual property policy

Language policy – approved 28 September 2013

UCT Open Access

• UCT Open Access policy
• Guidelines to the UCT Open Access policy
• Addendum to UCT Authors’ Publication Agreements

Student Academic Misconduct

• Policy for the Prevention and Management of Academic Misconduct by Students – December 2023

Properties & 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 (current, active version)
• UCT policy and procedures for breach of research ethics codes and allegations of misconduct in research
  – December 2023 (updated version, implementation date to be communicated)
• Policy statement on safeguarding in research – October 2022
• Policy on SFARS – October 2022

Social responsiveness

• Social Responsiveness Policy Framework

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

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

Whistleblowing

• Whistleblowing policy – June 2023