UCT Post-graduate studies - Flipbook - Page 10
LOCATION,
LOCATION,
LOCATION
UCT’s postgraduates have
rich and unique data on their
doorstep and a world of wicked
problems to solve.
One of the factors that draws more
researchers – including postgraduates –
to UCT is our geographical location. The
university is located at the tip of Africa,
at a point where the Atlantic, Indian and
Southern Oceans meet. On land, the Cape
is home to the richest floral kingdom in
the world. And all this is roofed over by
Africa’s great southern skies. So students
of climate, oceanography, astronomy and
related disciplines such as ornithology
naturally gravitate to UCT. The university is
also situated in a context with critical human
problems to solve. South Africa is one of
the most unequal countries in the world,
and faces multiple epidemics, including TB,
HIV/AIDS and chronic non-communicable
diseases such as diabetes. These create
a living laboratory for research into social
and physical ills – and research that makes
a real impact.
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