Student Advisors
Updated for 2025
Use the Upper campus map to locate your student advisor.
| Deputy Dean | ||
| Deputy Dean Undergraduate Studies | Professor Emese Bordy | sci-depdean-ug@uct.ac.za |
| Senior Student Advisors | ||
| Computer Science | Mr Aslam Safla | aslam.safla@uct.ac.za Room 307 Computer Science Building |
| Statistics | Dr Birgit Erni | birgit.erni@uct.ac.za Room 6.64 PD Hahn Building |
| Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences | A/Professor Alastair Sloan | alastair.sloan@uct.ac.za Room 301 Geological Sciences Building |
| Chemical, Molecular & Cellular Sciences | Dr Paul Meyers | paul.meyers@uct.ac.za Room 202 Molecular & Cell Biology Building |
| Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy | Dr Spencer Wheaton | spencer.wheaton@uct.ac.za Room 4T4 RW James Building |
| Extended Degree Programme | Dr Cesarina Edmonds-Smith | c.edmonds-smith@uct.ac.za Room 6.08 PD Hahn Building |
| Student Advisors | ||
| Computer Science | Dr Zola Mahlaza | zola.mahlaza@uct.ac.za Room 306.2 Computer Science Building |
| Dr Josiah Chavula | josiah.chavula@uct.ac.za Room 305 Computer Science Building | |
| A/Professor Patrick Marais | patrick.marais@uct.ac.za Room 309 Computer Science Building | |
| Statistics | Mr Dominique Katshunga For Commerce students taking STA courses | Dominique.Katshunga@uct.ac.za Room 5.49 PD Hahn Building |
| Dr Sebnem Er | sebnem.er@uct.ac.za Room 6.64 PD Hahn Building | |
| Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences | A/Professor Jane Battersby | Jane.Battersby@uct.ac.za Room 6.02 Environmental & Geographical Science Building |
| A/Professor Jacqueline Bishop | jacqueline.bishop@uct.ac.za Room 3.22 HW Pearson Building | |
| A/Professor Robert Thomson | robert.thomson@uct.ac.za Room 2.06.1 John Day Building | |
| Chemical, Molecular & Cellular Sciences | Professor Gregory Smith | gregory.smith@uct.ac.za Room 7.08 PD Hahn Building |
| Dr Felix Dube | sizwe.dube@uct.ac.za Room 227B Molecular & Cell Biology Building | |
| Dr Ramona Hurdayal (From July 2025) | ramona.hurdayal@uct.ac.za Room 402 Molecular Biology Building | |
| Dr Siyabonga Ngubane | siyabonga.ngubane@uct.ac.za Room 6.13 PD Hahn Building | |
| Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy | Dr Trisha Salagaram | trisha.salagaram@uct.ac.za Room 5.13 RW James Building |
| Mr Thomas van Heerden | thomas.vanheerden@uct.ac.za Room 1.01.6 Mathematics Building | |
| Dr Ebrahim Fredericks | ebrahim.fredericks@uct.ac.za Room 3.10.1 Mathematics Building | |
| Student Development Officer | ||
| Student Development Officer (for non-academic support) | Dr Mohammed Kajee | mohammed.kajee@uct.ac.za Room 6.36, Level 6, PD Hahn Building +27 (0) 65 884 2265 (WhatsApp only) Click here to book an appointment |
Updated 13 January 2025