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DTTC provides leadership in WHO update of TB guidelines for children
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently released its new guidelines for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in children and adolescents, it was the culmination of an intensive global process in which the...
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SU scholar wins prestigious fellowship at Oxford
A top academic at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Dr Gibson Ncube, has just heard he has been selected for a prestigious fellowship at the University of Oxford in England. The AfOx Visiting Fellowship...
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SA’s barefoot children wear ill-fitting school shoes
Many children in South Africa run the risk of developing foot abnormalities such as hammer-, clawed- and retracted toes and heel spurs because they wear school shoes that don't fit properly. This is one of the key findings of a new study...
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World Population Day: Growing global population brings unique challenges
World Population Day is celebrated on Monday 11 July. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Mark Tomlinson from the Institute for Life Course Health Development writes that we need brave leaders who can address the challenges that a...
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Covid-19 impact could have been less devastating if populations were healthier: study
Aside from vaccination, focussed public health efforts to target obesity could be a safeguard in a potential future novel viral pandemic, according to frontline Covid-19 doctors from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the University of Cape...
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Nelson Mandela Day 2022 - “Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are”
This year, Stellenbosch University's Student Representative Council collaborates with Matie Community Service (MGD) housed within the Division for Social Impact, the Transformation Office, Human Resources Wellness and the Language Centre...
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What does it take to rescue a threatened habitat or to retrieve a threatened species from the brink of extinct
This is the critical question asked by a collaborative team of researchers and practitioners in their latest round of funding. At its core is a collaborative partnership – comprising researchers from Stellenbosch University and the City of...
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SU receives global recognition for being an Outstanding Entrepreneurial and Engaged University
Stellenbosch University was celebrated at the University-Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) annual Conference in Amsterdam as runner-up for Outstanding Entrepreneurial and Engaged University based on the work done via Innovus, the...
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FMHS researchers bolstered by SAMRC awards
Three researchers at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) have received substantial awards from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), enabling two of them to fast-track the research...
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Cost-effective monitoring system can help with management of invasive plants
The severe ecological and socio-economic impact of invasive alien plants in South Africa has led to extensive research and mitigation strategies in the field of biological invasions. What is lacking, however, is a national-level...