Buildings, departments and offices
A list of UCT buildings, departments and offices
This list can be used in conjunction with the Campus maps (see menu). The map co-ordinates below refer to the individual campus maps.
See the Register of Building Names and the Register of Room Names for more detailed information.
A–C | D–F | G–I | J–L | M–O | P–R | S– U | V–Z
| Building/department | Campus/map | Map co-ordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Development Programme (Hlanganani) | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Accounting (Leslie Commerce Building) | Upper Campus | C3 |
| Administrative Offices (Bremner Building) | Lower Campus | J3/J4 |
| Admissions Office (Masingene) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| African Studies: Centre for (Harry Oppenheimer Institute) | Upper Campus | C2 |
| All Africa House | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Allan Cormack House (2 Rhodes Avenue, Mowbray) | Lower Campus | K14 |
| Anaesthesia (Groote Schuur Hospital) | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | P10 |
| Anatomy Building | Health Sciences Campus | P2 |
| Animal Demography Unit (John Day Building) | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| Archaeology (Beattie Building) | Upper Campus | D3 |
| Architecture and Planning: School of (Centlivres Building) | Upper Campus | D2 |
| Arena Theatre | Hiddingh Campus | J16/J17 |
| AC Jordan Building | Upper Campus | D4/D5 |
| ASPECT (Menzies Building) | Upper Campus | C4 |
| Astronomy (RW James Building) | Upper Campus | D10 |
| Barnard Fuller Building | Health Sciences Campus | P5 |
| Baxter Hall | Lower Campus | K8 |
| Baxter Theatre Centre | Lower Campus | L4 |
| Beattie Building | Upper Campus | D3 |
| Bertram House | Hiddingh Campus | H18 |
| Bertram Place | Hiddingh Campus | I18 |
| Biochemistry (Molecular Biology Building) | Upper Campus | C10 |
| Bird Ringing Unit (SAFRING) (John Day Building) | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| BISRU (Maintenance Place) | Upper Campus | B3 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Lung Institute | Health Sciences Campus | P1 |
| Bolus Herbarium (HW Pearson Building) | Upper Campus | D8 |
| Bookshop (Steve Biko Students Union) | Upper Campus | C7 |
| Botany (HW Pearson Building) | Upper Campus | D8 |
| Glasshouse | Upper Campus | D10 |
| Braemar Cottage | Health Sciences Campus | P3 |
| Breakwater Lodge | Breakwater Campus | M19 |
| Bremner Building – Central Administration | Lower Campus | J3/J4 |
| Burg Road | Middle/Lower Campus | M2 - K3 |
| Burnage | Lower Campus | L6 |
| Cadbol House | Lower Campus | J14 |
| Cambria House | Middle Campus | I2 |
| Campus Protection Services (Burnage) | Lower Campus | L6 |
| Campus Protection Services (Leslie Social Sciences Building) | Upper Campus | C2/C3 |
| Cardiovascular Research Unit (Chris Barnard Building) | Health Sciences Campus | P6 |
| Careers Service (Hoerikwaggo Building) | Upper Campus | B7 |
| Cecil Road | Lower Campus | J12 |
| Centlivres Building | Upper Campus | D2 |
| Centre for African Studies (Harry Oppenheimer Institute) | Upper Campus | C2 |
| Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) (Hlanganani) | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Centre for Materials Engineering (GH Menzies Building) | Upper Campus | C4 |
| CERECAM (Computational and Applied Mechanics) (GH Menzies Building) | Upper Campus | C4 |
| Chancellor Oppenheimer Library | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Chemical Engineering | Upper Campus | B5 |
| Chemical Engineering Building | Upper Campus | B5 |
| Chemistry Mall | Upper Campus | C10 |
| Chemistry (PD Hahn Building) | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| Child Guidance Clinic (Isaac Albow Building) | Lower Campus | L8 |
| Chris Barnard Building | Health Sciences Campus | P6 |
| Chris Hani Building | Upper Campus | C9 |
| Civil Engineering (Snape Building) | Upper Campus | B4 |
| Clarinus (Groote Schuur Hospital Complex) | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | O10 |
| Classroom Support Services (Geological Sciences Extension Building Building) | Upper Campus | B3 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science (Werner Beit, Falmouth and Chris Barnard Buildings) | Health Sciences Campus | P5/P6 |
| College House | Lower Campus | L10 |
| College of Music | Lower Campus | L5 |
| Commerce Building (Leslie Commerce) | Upper Campus | C3 |
| Communication and Marketing Department (Welgelegen) | Lower Campus | I8 |
| Computational and Applied Mechanics (Menzies Building) | Upper Campus | C4 |
| Computer Science | Upper Campus | C7 |
| Computer Science Building | Upper Campus | C7 |
| Construction Economics and Management (New Snape Building) | Upper Campus | B4 |
| Cricket Pavilion | Middle Campus | J5 |
| Criminology, Centre of (Kramer Law Building) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Cross-Campus Road | Middle/Lower Campus | I4 - I7 |
| Development and Alumni Dept (Old Admin Building) | Lower Campus | K5 |
| Development Policy Research Institute (DPRU) (Leslie Social Sciences Building) | Upper Campus | C2/C3 |
| Disability Services (Steve Biko Building) | Upper Campus | C7 |
| Discrimination and Harrassment Office (DISCHO) (The Cottage, Lovers Walk) | Lower Campus | K4 |
| Dullah Omar Hall | Lower Campus | M11 |
| Economics, School of | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Educare Centre | Upper Campus | B4 |
| Education, School of (Neville Alexander Building) | Upper Campus | C2 |
| Edwin Hart Annex | Lower Campus | J12 |
| Egyptian Building | Hiddingh Campus | H18 |
| Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Building | Upper Campus | C4 |
| Electrical Engineering (Menzies Building) | Upper Campus | C4 |
| Electron Microscope Unit (RW James Building) | Upper Campus | D10 |
| Energy Efficiency Group (Maintenance Building) | Upper Campus | B3 |
| Energy Research Centre (Menzies Building) | Upper Campus | C4 |
| Engineering Mall | Upper Campus | B3 |
| English Language and Literature (AC Jordan Building) | Upper Campus | D4/D5 |
| Enquiries Office (Admin) (Bremner Building) | Lower Campus | J3/J4 |
| Environmental and Geographical Science Building | Upper Campus | B6 |
| Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI) Hub (Maintenance Building) | Upper Campus | B3 |
| Extra-Mural Studies (Leslie Social Sciences Building) | Upper Campus | C3 |
| Falmouth Building | Health Sciences Campus | P5 |
| Fees Office (Kramer Law Building) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Forest Hill (Main Road, Mowbray) | Lower Campus | J14 |
| Fuller Hall | Upper Campus | D3/D4 |
| Gardens Department | Upper Campus | B4 |
| Gender Health and Justice Research Unit (Falmouth Building) | Health Sciences Campus | P5 |
| Geological Sciences | Upper Campus | C3 |
| Geological Sciences Building | Upper Campus | C3 |
| Geological Sciences Extension Building | Upper Campus | B3 |
| Geomatics (Menzies Building) | Upper Campus | C4 |
| Glenara | Lower Campus | K4 |
| Glenres | Lower Campus | L11 |
| Graça Machel Hall | Lower Campus | K7 |
| Graduate School of Business | Breakwater Campus | M17 |
| Graphic Design Building | Hiddingh Campus | J17/J18 |
| Groote Schuur Mansions and Res (Main Road, Rondebosch) | Main Road/Rondebosch | - |
| Gym | Lower Campus | J7 |
| H W Pearson Building | Upper Campus | D8 |
| HAICU (HIV/AIDS Inclusivity and Change Unit) (Ivan Toms Building) | Lower Campus | J12 |
| Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Groote Schuur Hospital) | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | P10 |
| Health Economics Unit | Health Sciences Campus | P3 |
| Health Sciences Library | Health Sciences Campus | P6 |
| Harry Oppenheimer Institute | Upper Campus | C2 |
| Hiddingh Hall | Hiddingh Campus | I17 |
| Historical Studies (Beattie Building) | Upper Campus | D3 |
| Hlanganani | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Hoerikwaggo | Upper Campus | B7 |
| Human Biology (Anatomy Building) | Health Sciences Campus | P2 |
| ICTS Front Office (Computer Science Building) | Upper Campus | C7 |
| ICTS on Main (Main Road, Rosebank ) | Lower Campus | L13 |
| Immelman Building | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Industrial Computational Fluid Dynamics Group (InCFD group) (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Building) | Upper Campus | C4 |
| Information Centre | Upper Campus | E10 |
| Information and Library Studies (PD Hahn Building) | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| Information Systems, Centre for | Breakwater Campus | - |
| Information Systems, Dept of (Leslie Commerce Building) | Upper Campus | C3 |
| Information and Communication Technology Services (ICTS) | Lower Campus | L13 |
| Institute of Ageing in Africa (Old Groote Schuur Hospital) | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | O10/P11 |
| Institute of Child Health (Red Cross Children's Hospital) | Klipfontein Road/Rondebosch | - |
| Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (Wolfson Pavilion) | Health Sciences Campus | P4 |
| International Academic Programmes Office [IAPO] (Masingene) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Irma Stern Museum | Lower Campus | K10 |
| Isaac Albow Building (Child Guidance) | Lower Campus | L8 |
| Jagger Library | Upper Campus | C5 |
| James, R W, Building | Upper Campus | D10 |
| Jameson Plaza | Upper Campus | D6 |
| Japonica Walk | Lower Campus | J3 |
| John Day Building | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| JP Duminy Court | Lower Campus | L12 |
| Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies | Upper Campus | C2 |
| Kilindini | Lower Campus | M9 |
| Kopano | Lower Campus | I7/J7 |
| Kramer Law School (Wilfred and Jules Kramer Law Building) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| La Grotta | Middle Campus | I2 |
| Languages and Literatures, School of | Upper Campus | D3 - D5 |
| Legal Aid Clinic (Kramer Law Building) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Legal Practice – School for | Belmont Road/Rondebosch | - |
| Leo Marquard Hall | Lower Campus | L7 |
| Leslie Commerce Building | Upper Campus | C3 |
| Leslie Social Sciences Building | Upper Campus | C2/C3 |
| Library Road | Upper Campus | C2 |
| Library: Child Health (Red Cross Children's Hospital) | Klipfontein Road/Rondebosch | - |
| Library: Hiddingh | Hiddingh Campus | I17 |
| Library: Law (Kramer Law Building) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Library: Medical | Health Sciences Campus | P6 |
| Library: WH Bell Music | Lower Campus | K5 |
| Liesbeeck Gardens (Durban Road, Mowbray) | Durban Road, Mowbray | - |
| Linguistics and Southern African Languages (AC Jordan Building) | Upper Campus | D4/D5 |
| Little Theatre Workshop | Hiddingh Campus | I16 |
| Lovers Walk | Lower Campus | K3 |
| Madiba Circle | Upper Campus | E3 - E8 |
| Maintenance Building | Upper Campus | B3 |
| Management Studies: School of (Leslie Commerce Building) | Upper Campus | C3 |
| Masingene | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Mathematics Building | Upper Campus | D7 |
| Medical Residence | Health Sciences Campus | O6/P6 |
| Meulenhof | Main Road, Mowbray | - |
| Sarah Baartman Hall (previously Memorial Hall) | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Menzies Building | Upper Campus | C4 |
| Michaelis School of Fine Art | Hiddingh Campus | I18/I19 |
| Molecular Biology Building | Upper Campus | C10 |
| Obz Square (Main Road, Observatory) | Health Sciences Campus/Main Road-William Street | Q2 |
| Off-Campus Student Accommodation Services (OCSAS) (Meulenhof) | Main Road, Mowbray | - |
| Old Admin Building | Lower Campus | K5 |
| Old Medical School Building | Hiddingh Campus | I19 |
| Ombud, Office of the | Lower Campus | K6 |
| Ornithology (John Day Zoology Building) | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| Otto Beit Building | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Paediatrics and Child Health (Red Cross Children's Hospital, Klipfontein Road, Rondebosch) | Klipfontein Road/Rondebosch | - |
| PD Hahn Building | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology (John Day Zoology Building) | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| Philosophy (Leslie Soc Sci Building) | Upper Campus | C2/C3 |
| Physical Planning Unit (Meulenhof) | Main Road, Mowbray | - |
| Physics (RW James Building) | Upper Campus | D10 |
| Political Studies (Leslie Soc Sci Building) | Upper Campus | C2/C3 |
| Post Office (Rhodes Gift) | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Postgraduate Funding Office (Otto Beit Building) | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Postgraduate Centre (Otto Beit Building) | Upper Campus | C6 |
| Procurement and Payment Services (Meulenhof) | Main Road, Mowbray | - |
| Properties and Services (Meulenhof) | Main Road, Mowbray | - |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health (Groote Schuur Hospital) | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | P10 |
| Psychology (PD Hahn Building) | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| Public Health and Primary Health Care (Groote Schuur Hospital) | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | - |
| Quad Building | Hiddingh Campus | J17 |
| RW James Building | Upper Campus | D10 |
| Radiation Medicine (Groote Schuur Hospital) | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | P10 |
| Rag Organisation (Steve Biko Students Union) | Upper Campus | C7 |
| Religious Studies (Leslie Social Sciences Building) | Upper Campus | C2/C3 |
| Research Contracts and Intellectual Property Services (RCIPS) (Allan Cormack House) | 2 Rhodes Ave | K14 |
| Research Office (Allan Cormack House) | 2 Rhodes Ave | K14 |
| Residence Road | Upper Campus | D2 - D9 |
| Rhodes Avenue | Mowbray | K14 |
| Rhodes Recreation Ground | Lower Campus | J9 - J10 |
| Ritchie Building | Hiddingh Campus | J16/J17 |
| Rochester House (Browning Road) | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | P14 |
| Rondeberg | Main Road, Mowbray | M2/M3 |
| Rosedale | Hiddingh Campus | J15/J16 |
| Royal Society of Science (PD Hahn Building) | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |
| SA Labour Development and Research Unit (SALDRU) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Sarah Baartman Hall | Upper Campus | C6 |
| School for Advanced Legal Studies (Kramer Building) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| School of Dance | Lower Campus | J6 |
| School of Economics Building | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Schools Development Unit (Hoerikwaggo) | Upper Campus | B7 |
| SHAWCO Office (Steve Biko Students Union) | Upper Campus | C7 |
| (Formerly Smuts Hall) Upper Campus Residence | Upper Campus | D7/D8 |
| Snape Building | Upper Campus | B4 |
| Soccer Field | Lower Campus | J8 |
| Social Anthropology (AC Jordan Building) | Upper Campus | D4/D5 |
| Social Development (Leslie Social Sciences Building) | Upper Campus | C2/C3 |
| Socio-Legal Research: Centre for (Kramer Law Building) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Sociology (Leslie Social Sciences Building) | Upper Campus | C2/C3 |
| Sports Administration (Sports Centre) | Upper Campus | E11 |
| Sports Centre | Upper Campus | E11 |
| Sports Fields: Cricket | Lower Campus | J5/J6 |
| Sports Fields: Hockey | Matopo Road, Mowbray | I14 |
| Sports Injuries Clinic (Sports Centre) | Upper Campus | E11 |
| Sports Science Institute of SA (Boundary Road, Newlands) | Boundary Road, Newlands | - |
| Squash Courts – Kopano | Lower Campus | J7 |
| Squash Courts – Medical (Barnard Fuller Building) | Health Sciences Campus | P5 |
| Squash Courts – Sports Centre | Upper Campus | E11 |
| SRC - Students' Representative Council (Steve Biko Students Union Building) | Upper Campus | C7 |
| Staff Training and Development (Cambria House) | Middle Campus | I2 |
| Stanley Road | Middle Campus | J2 |
| Statistical Sciences (Mathematics Building) | Upper Campus | D7 |
| Steve Biko Students Union | Upper Campus | C7 |
| Student Administration (Masingene) | Middle/Lower Campus | I4 |
| Student Affairs, Dept of (Steve Biko Students Union) | Upper Campus | C7 |
| Student Housing (Avenue House, Avenue Road) | Lower Campus | J13 |
| Student Housing (Masingene) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Student Records (Masingene) | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Student Wellness Service (Ivan Toms Building, 28 Rhodes Ave) | Lower Campus | J12 |
| Students' Union – Medical | Health Sciences Campus | - |
| Students' Union – Rosedale | Hiddingh Campus | - |
| Summer House | Middle Campus | I3 |
| Surgery (Old Groote Schuur Hospital) | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | O11/P11 |
| Swimming pool and gym | Lower Campus | J7/K7 |
| TB Davie Court | Lower Campus | M3 |
| Tennis courts and club house | Upper Campus | B6/B7 |
| The Cottage | Lower Campus | K4 |
| The Woolsack | Middle Campus | I5 |
| Traffic Office (Geological Sciences extension building) | Upper Campus | B3 |
| Tugwell Hall | Lower Campus | L8 |
| UCT Club (Sports Centre) | Upper Campus | E11 |
| UCT Campus Store (Steve Biko Students Union) | Upper Campus | C7 |
| UCT Private Academic Hospital | Groote Schuur Hospital and surrounds | P9 |
| University House | Lower Campus | I11 |
| Varietas (Matopo Road) | Mowbray | J14 |
| Welgelegen | Lower Campus | I8 |
| Wernher Beit Building North | Health Sciences Campus | P5 |
| Wernher Beit Building South | Health Sciences Campus | P3/P4 |
| Wilfred and Jules Kramer Law Building | Middle Campus | I4 |
| Wolfson Pavilion | Health Sciences Campus | P4 |
| Woolsack Drive | Middle/Lower Campus | M6 - I7 |
| Zoology (John Day Zoology Building) | Upper Campus | C8/C9 |