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UCT ranks 160 in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
World University Rankings 2022-2023
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Appointing women in ‘significant positions’ matters
Article by Siphosethu Nxumalo 02 Sept, 2021. World University News Statistics showed there were 727 more men than women employed in the instruction and research category in South Africa’s higher education institutions compared with 5,758...
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Universities see steep rise in cheating, misconduct with move to online assessments
Article by By Sisonke Mlamla Jul 8, 2021, Cape Argus Cape Town - Universities have been experiencing a sharp increase in academic misconduct attributed directly to the move to online assessments since last year.
Leaders must transform universities into healthy workspaces
Leaders must transform universities into healthy workspaces
an article by Desmond Thompson, World University News 30 March 2023
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Germany and South establish a joint research chair on their Just Energy Transitions from fossil fuel energy to carbon-neutral energy systems
Article by Kristin Engel, 29 March 2023, Cape Argus
Education Minister Nzimande and Germany’s Education Minister Stark-Watzinger have signed a declaration of intent to establish a joint research chair.
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Rising number of academics experiencing burnout as online teaching takes increasing toll
Article by Sandisiwe Shoba, Daily Maverick, 29 November 2021
Growing workloads and a constricted work-life balance are becoming considerable challenges for lecturers tasked with teaching students online.
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Contact or online? Moving away from binary approaches
An article by Ruksana Osman 04 November 2021, University World News
The coronavirus pandemic has presented us with an opportunity to hit the reset button – to reorganise, intentionally redesign and rethink teaching and l
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Notices
The letter of the AU Executive to the Chair of UCT Council on the Independent Investigation panel report
Please find the report on the Independent Investigation into UCT governance here.
CFASM
The Consultative Forum for Academic Staff Matters (CFASM) is scheduled for February 2024. If members have any queries or concerns they wish the AU Executive to raise with Management, please email the Administrator.
Amendments to the Labour Relations Act: A condensed version on the amendments can be viewed here