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Schools

There are nine Schools in the Faculty, clustered in four groupings: the Mathematical Sciences, the Physical Sciences, the Earth Sciences and the Biological Sciences.

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School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences Our studies focus at the level of living things and their interaction with the environment.
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School of Chemistry Chemistry draws on the language of mathematics and the laws of physics to describe the world around us from a chemical, biological and physical point of view.
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School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics The application of advanced mathematics & computational techniques to real-world problems.
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School of Geography, Archaeology & Environmental Studies Leaders in African scholarship on issues such as sustainability, climate change, urban social and environmental justice, tourism and development.
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School of Geosciences Involves the study of the Earth – principally its solid part (rocks), but also how this interacts with the air, water and life.
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School of Mathematics The School offers majors in Mathematics under the faculties of Science and Humanities, and as part of the Bachelor of Economic Science in Commerce.
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School of Molecular & Cell Biology Teaching and research in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Genetics and Developmental Biology, Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Applied Bioinformatics.
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School of Physics The School is engaged in Internationally competitive research within diverse fields and has an active teaching programme that reaches close to 3000 students annually.
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School of Statistics and Actuarial Science The School offers a leading-edge curriculum as part of a BSc degree that combines both business and mathematical subjects, as well as postgraduate degrees in Actuarial Science and Mathematical Statistics.
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