Student computing lab support
ICTS is contracted to provide support to students and lecturers in most computing labs on campus
Student computing labs are situated across campus in faculty buildings and in some student residences. Lab Administrators together with Assistant Lab Administrators and Lab Assistants, manage lab bookings, assist the faculty staff and students where necessary and ensure that the lab rules are followed.
ICTS manages the labs that are listed below and you can contact the Lab Administrator using the details provided. Other labs on campus are managed by the faculty or department themselves.
Click on the lab link to find out more about opening times and the specialised software available in the lab.
Please view the current COVID-19 restrictions in place for student computing labs.
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Lab |
Contact person |
Who can use it? |
Lab location |
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Garth Hector |
All Health Sciences students as well as students taking courses in the Health Sciences Faculty. |
Anatomy Building and Health Sciences library, Medical School |
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Engineering & Built Environment (EBE) Student Computing Labs |
Theo Armstrong |
The Red and Red Extension labs are primarily for Engineering teaching classes. |
5th Floor, Menzies Building |
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The Green lab is a discretionary use lab, but gives preference to teaching. |
3rd Floor, Menzies Building |
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ChemEng lab is for Chemical Engineering undergraduate students only. |
Basement level, New ChemEng Building |
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Elec-Mech lab is open to Mechanical Engineering, Electrical-Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics students. |
Electrical Mechanical Engineering Building |
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MechEng design Lab is only open to Mechanical Engineering students. |
Menzies Building |
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EBE - CAD and Studio Labs, City Planning and Landscape Architecture Labs |
Hilton Kannemeyer |
Undergraduate Architecture Lab is dedicated to undergraduate Architecture students. |
Centlivres Building |
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Studio Lab 3 may only be used by fifth-year postgraduate students. |
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Studio Lab 4 may only be used by sixth-year postgraduate students. |
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Planning Lab may only be used by Masters students. |
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CEM Lab may only be used by Construction Economics Management students. |
1st floor, New Snape Building |
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Gerhard Mohamed |
Sci Lab D and Annex is mainly used by the Department of Statistics. |
Ground Floor, Computer Science Building |
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Sci Lab A and B are mainly used by the Computer Science Department. |
Oceanography Department, Fourth Floor, RW James Building |
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Sci Lab C is mainly used by the Departments of Chemistry, Botany and Molecular & Cell Biology. |
Statistics Department, Room 1.14, Ground Floor, PD Hahn Building |
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Lee-Ann Smith |
The Baxter Student Learning Centre may be accessed by all UCT students. |
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