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Meet Dr Insect Farmer!
Meet Dr Michael Woods, possibly the most highly qualified insect farmer in the world. For his doctorate in animal sciences, he researched how to best care for and feed insects so that they can be farmed on a commercial scale. Woods received...
The cancer conundrum
Cancer, from its first documented evidence ~3000 BC to what we would consider the brink of the 5th industrial revolution, remains a formidable adversary that afflicts all communities without discrimination or boundaries. Its burden impinges...
'Why a School for Data Science' – Prof Wim de Villiers
"It is our task as universities to prepare our students for the new world of work where the discovery of useful knowledge from data will become integral to most of what they do in future … It has been said that it is easier to change the...
Wishing international business students bon voyage!
Imagine you're a 20-year old Matie and about to depart for an exotic location where you'll spend the rest of the year studying at a foreign university as part of your programme. It may sound like a pipe dream, but for the first ever third...
‘Where on earth?’ The CGA knows the answer
Having a bird's eye view of the world and using that perspective to advance a multitude of scientific fields and commercial industries lies at the heart of Garth Stephenson's work as general manager of the Centre for Geographical Analysis...
A life dedicated to medicine: Prof Helmuth Reuter’s journey
The recently retired Executive Head of the Department of Medicine at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Prof Helmuth Reuter, reflects on his diverse four-decade career in medicine. Born in Namibia...
First group of successful Future Professors celebrated
A gathering of a group of top South African academics at the University of Mpumalanga in March signalled the successful culmination of the first and second stage of the Department of Higher Education and Training's (DHET) innovative...
Prof Tulio de Oliveira makes vital contribution in battle against pandemics
World-renowned bioinformatician Prof Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) in the School for Data Science and Computational Thinking at Stellenbosch University (SU), delivered his inaugural...
SciMathUS changes lives for the better
More than a thousand students have successfully completed the SciMathUS (Science and Mathematics at Stellenbosch University) Programme since 2001. Presented by the Stellenbosch University Centre for Pedagogy (SUNCEP) , the programme...
What to do as a final-year student in these pandemic times
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainty amongst final-year students as to what they can expect in the coming year, there are a few opportunities available to them, writes Dr Leslie van Rooi, Senior Director: Social Impact...