The Office for Postgraduate Studies and Researcher Development (OPGS) offers an events calendar for UCT postgraduate community support through workshops, webinars, and more. For enquiries, contact pgdevelopment@uct.ac.za.
Upcoming Events
Argue Better! Ethical reasoning for healthcare professionals | Online
(Ends 15 December 2026)
More infoHealthcare professionals face competing obligations to their patients, employers, and themselves. Resolving these dilemmas optimally requires the skill to understand and critically engage with others' - and our own - positions.
Argue Better! Ethical Reasoning for Health Professionals
(Ends 15 December 2026)
More infoThis short course aims to equip participants with the skills they need to deal with the complexities of the healthcare environment.
The Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013
This six-hour remote course will discuss the grounds for lawful processing and focus on material aspects of the 2013 POPI Act.
Basic Counselling Skills
Basic counselling skills are crucial to foster healthy relationships when working with people, albeit patients in a clinic or hospital setting.
Introduction to Palliative Care
The course is aimed at healthcare and counselling professionals to equip them in assessing and managing patients (and their families) living with life-limiting and life-threatening illness.
Legislative drafting: An introduction
This 21-hour remote short course will give persons in the public sector who are involved in the drafting of legislation the basic theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in respect of the drafting of legislative measures.
The Animals Protection Act 71 of 1962: A deep dive
This six-hour remote short course offers a comprehensive exploration of the Animals Protection Act (APA), from its historical roots to its current enforcement challenges.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ethics & Policy in Africa
This course examines the law, policy, and ideology around the development of AI.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics & Policy in Africa
Examine the law, policy, and ideology around the development of AI, interrogating not only what the ethical considerations and regulation of AI are but also what they should be in a marketplace which is mired in a history of inequality.