There are a number of formal, University Research Committee accredited research groupings in the Faculty.  They cover a wide range of disciplines and are listed below, together with links to their directors and individual web site links.

Biopharming Research Unit (Molecular & Cell Biology)
Director: Professor Ed Rybicki
Website: www.mcb.uct.ac.za/mcb/people/staff/academic/rybicki/research/

H3D - Drug Discovery and Development Centre (Chemistry) 
Director: Professor Kelly Chibale
Website: http://www.h3d.uct.ac.za/

The Human Evolution Research Institute (HERI) (Archaeology)
Director:  Professor Rebecca Ackermann 
Website:  http:/www.heriuct.co.za

Centre for Information & Communication Technology for Development  (Computer Science)
Acting Director: Professor Edwin Blake
Website: http://www.ict4d.uct.ac.za/

Climate Systems Analysis Group (Environmental & Geographical Science)
Professor Bruce Hewitson
Website: http://www.csag.uct.ac.za

Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa
Director: Professor Justin O'Riain
Email: justin.oriain@uct.ac.za
Website: http://icwild.ac.za

Marine and Antarctic Research Centre for Innovation and Sustainability (MARIS)
Director: Associate Professor Marcello Vichi
Website: http://www.maris.uct.ac.za/

Metrological and Applied Sciences University Research Unit: MeASURe
Director:  Professor Andy Buffler
Website: www.measure.uct.ac.za  

Nansen-Tutu Centre for Marine Environmental Research (Oceanography) 
Director: Professor Mathieu Rouault
Website: www.nansen-tutu.org

Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology (Biological Sciences)
Director: Professor Peter Ryan
Website: www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za

DST/NRF Centre of Excellence: Birds as Key to biodiversity change (Biological Sciences)
Director: Professor Peter Ryan
Website: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/stats/adu/safring-index.htm

Plant Conservation Unit (Biological Sciences)
Director: Professor Timm Hofmann
Website: http://www.pcu.uct.ac.za/

Centre for Supramolecular Chemistry Research (Chemistry)
Director: Professor Mino Caira
Website: http://www.supramolecular.uct.ac.za/

Scientific Computing Research Unit (Chemistry)
Director: Professor Kevin Naidoo
Website: http://scientificomputing.com/

Centre for Statistics in Ecology, the Environment and Conservation (SEEC)
Director:  Associate Professor Res Altwegg
Website: https://science.uct.ac.za/seec

Centre for Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Physics and Applied Mathematics)
Director: Professor Heribert Weigert
Website: www.phy.uct.ac.za/phy/people/academic/weigert/

UCT-CERN Research Centre (Physics)
Director: Emeritus Professor Jean Cleymans
Website: http://www.phy.uct.ac.za/uctcern

Page last updated 3 May 2023