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CAF divisional manager on the The Analytical Scientist Power List 2020
In October 2020, leading industry publication The Analytical Scientist announced the release of its annual Power List. The Power List celebrates the tremendous range of talent, ingenuity and leadership present across all corners of...
LC-MS used to study leaf blackening in Proteas
LC-MS is an important tool in metabolomics studies. An example of such work at the LCMS laboratory is the recently published papers by our PhD student, Keabetswe Masike who used it to study leaf blackening in Proteas. She further...
X-ray micro-tomography used to study respiratory anatomy in live larvae
How respiratory structures vary with, or are constrained by, an animal's environment is of great importance to see the differences in evolutionary development and for comparative physiology hypotheses. It is challenging to investigate the...
Meet the Teaching Excellence Award winner: Dr Martin Venter
For Dr Martin Venter, one of the recipients of Stellenbosch University (SU) Teaching Excellence Awards 2020–2021, teaching is a tough but rewarding profession. This senior lecturer at the department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering...
The world according to electrons - an overview of what can be achieved through Scanning Electron Microscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is a powerful tool for topological, morphological and chemical analysis of a broad range of samples. Few analytical instruments rival the breadth of application in the study of solid-state materials...
SU reaches out to schools
During the month of May, Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU), in partnership with the Centre for Student Recruitment and Career Advice (CSR), hosted Bloemfontein, Kimberly, Oudtshoorn and George...
SEM applications in Biology
SEM has been a reliable research tool in biological research for decades, and as such has been applied to various disciplines including botany, zoology, microbiology and physiology. Our different SEM platforms allow for the analysis of...
Inge Lotz Foundation donates R1 million to SU's bioethics unit
The Inge Lotz Foundation, which was established by her father Prof Jan Lotz after the 22-year old Stellenbosch University (SU) student was tragically murdered in her Welgevonden flat in Stellenbosch, has donated R1 million to the Unit...
SU spinout company ensures school receives first ever energy efficient certificate in SA
Stellenbosch University (SU) spinout company GreenX Engineering's initiatives to help equip Cloetesville Primary School in Stellenbosch with energy-saving technology ensured that it became the first school in South Africa to receive an...
Deloitte report on language in SU residences
14 June 2021 Dear member of the SU community You are probably aware of the allegations made against Stellenbosch University (SU) with regard to the implementation of our Language Policy in the residence environment during the welcoming...