University of the Western Cape Faculty of Natural Science
The Natural Science Faculty has developed a unique profile through a set of programmes which are interdisciplinary and orientated towards applications. These programs offer maximal flexibility to me your individual requirements, and open up a host of opportunities upon graduation.
“The scientist does not study nature because it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it, and he takes pleasure in it because it is beautiful. If nature were not beautiful it would not be worth knowing, and life would not be worth living.”
Departments
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Earth Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Medical BioScience
- Department of Physics and Astronomy.
- Department of Statistics and Population Studies
Schools
School of Pharmacy
Institutes
- Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM)
- Institute For Water Studies
- South African Institute of Advanced Materials Chemistry (SAIAMC)
- South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI)
Units
- UWC Nature Reserve
- Electron Microscope Unit
- Proteomics Unit
Chairs
- SARCHI Chair (AstroPhysics)
- UNESCO Chair (Hydrogeology)
Contact details
Postal Address
Faculty of Natural Science
New Life Sciences Building, 5th Floor, Core 1
University of the Western Cape
Modderdam Road
P/Bag X17
Bellville
7530
Location
Faculty of Natural Science
New Life Sciences Building, 5th Floor, Core 1
University of the Western Cape
Modderdam Road
Bellville
7530