The University of Cape Town has announced the appointment of Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy as its interim vice-chancellor. The decision was made at a special council meeting last week following consultation with the senate and after seeking the advice of the Institutional Forum. UCT council chairperson Babalwa Ngonyama said Reddy would officially assume duty on Tuesday and hold the position until a new vice-chancellor was appointed. "We want to thank professor Reddy for availing himself of this role, and we warmly support him back to UCT. I am sure we will all offer him our support during his interim tenure," Ngonyama said. In a statement, the council said Reddy had spent almost his entire academic career at UCT. "At his retirement in 2020, he held the South African Research Chair in Computational Mechanics. He enjoys considerable recognition nationally and internationally as a researcher and has received multiple awards in recognition of his scholarly work."
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