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New online tool launched to showcase SU’s social impact
A new online platform has been launched by Stellenbosch University (SU) to document and showcase its social impact in society. This follows after the release of the university’s Social Impact Strategic Plan and forms a key part of making...
Award-winning SU spinout company impresses at COP28 with its plastic waste management solution
Stellenbosch University (SU) spinout company Urobo Biotech has established itself as global research leader by presenting at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) held in Dubai recently...
iMadiba by Erhardt Thiel
The plan of Matie alumnus Erhardt Thiel to create the world's biggest museum is slowly taking shape. If all goes according to plan the first sculpture piece by Erhardt, a photographer, will have its first overseas incarnation in June 2018...
Striking a match – in the name of research
A form of “useful destruction” is how Dr. Richard Walls describes the research he is involved with as head of the Stellenbosch University’s fire engineering research unit. This includes burning down shacks to the value of about R4.3...
Goodbye 2017...Hello 2018
Reflecting on another year, the staff at the Central Analytical Facilities are proud to have achieved several positive outcomes during 2017. Plans for new facilities also developed during 2017 ‒ paving the way for an exciting 2018. Joubert...
Science Showcase
CAF took part in the Faculty of Science's first Science Showcase event on 17 November where the latest research projects were introduced. These included disciplines such as biochemistry, botany and zoology, chemistry and polymer science...
Symposium on the ‘Basic Science of Infectious Diseases in Africa’ inspires
The Crick African Network symposium titled the 'Basic Science of Infectious Diseases in Africa' took place at Spier Hotel and Conference Centre outside Stellenbosch (26-28 January 2018) and brought together scientists and experts in...
Artful scholar: Scott Williams gets a first degree with excellent master’s thesis
Statistically, the chances of getting your degree on your birthday are quite small. It's also rare for a student to obtain a master's degree after not completing any previous degrees. But Scott Eric Williams is used to being exceptional...
New Vibrational Spectroscopy facility “world class”
The new Vibrational Spectroscopy unit within the Central Analytical Facilities (CAF) at Stellenbosch University was launched on 6 March. This world class facility offers students, researchers and industry wonderful new possibilities for...
Mass spectrometry applied
In today’s well-informed society people are more aware of what they consume and would like to be sure that the contents of a product correspond to its label. The food industry, like most industries suffers from the odd criminal mind that...