The framework agreement with UCT provided new opportunities for the students to work on exciting research projects that exploited the strengths and capabilities of both institutions.

Participating PhD students were registered at both universities, with supervisors and co-supervisors at both, and spent approximately equal amounts of time at each location.

The programme saw these students — whose diverse range of research topics included Migration and Mobility, Public Health, Exercise and Epidemiology — enjoy PhD life across our two institutions. 

The Bristol-UCT Cotutelle Programme was kindly supported by the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund, philanthropic donations and University of Bristol Strategic Research funds.

Continued Collaboration

Partnership with UCT led to collaboration between academics at both institutions, including joint professorships and fellowships. Some of our single-award Bristol students continue to have international co-supervisory arrangements, with support from leading academics at the University of Cape Town and the University of Bristol.