The Department of Medicine is a large academic and clinical department which plays a leading role in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and research. We provide clinical services to the communities of the Western Cape and, in the case of our highly specialised services, to patients throughout southern Africa.Based in Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), the […]Read More
The Discipline of Physiological Sciences is hosted in the Division of Cellular, Nutritional and Physiological Sciences with research focus on human physiology, with emphasis on exercise and neurophysiology. Main research fields include: Cardiovascular physiology Effects of stress, ageing and exercise on the brain. Neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Cellular […]Read More
The School offers a range of programmes concerned with the planning and design of our environment. The disciplines represented compliment one-another and create a learning environment that is rich and diverse: Architecture is concerned with buildings and their relationship to society’s spaces and places, Landscape Architecture is concerned with the natural environment and its interaction […]Read More
The Department of Archaeology exploits its location in a region rich in archaeological heritage, with evidence of human occupation for the last half million years. Specific research interests include issues related to human evolution, the emergence of modern humans, and the history of hunter-gatherer, pastoralist, and farming communities in southern Africa, as well as the archaeology of […]Read More
Social work is a dynamic profession that promotes social change, problem-solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being. Social workers intervene at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work practice. Social work is practised worldwide in […]Read More