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SU experts write about nature conservation
Today (28 July 2016) is World Nature Conservation Day. In opinion pieces in the media, experts at Stellenbosch University highlight nature conversation issues that should deserve more attention. Click the links below for the respective...
IPB representatives attend European Plant Biology Congress
Staff and postgraduate students from the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB) attended the mid-year Plant Biology Europe EPSO/FESPB 2016 Congress in Prague, Czech Republic. This congress aims to advance research, education and the...
Impact of TB diagnostic tests evaluated
Dr Eleanor Ochodo has been awarded a fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine by the Wellcome Trust to develop a framework for the design of clinical trials to measure the impact of Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic tests on patient...
Experts call for early interventions to eliminate hepatitis
The first ever strategy for the elimination of viral hepatitis was adopted by World Health Assembly (WHA) in May this year, and as a result the theme for the International Hepatitis Awareness Day 2016 campaign is 'elimination'. Hepatitis is...
Visiting students gain valuable experience in SA schools
A group of students from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) recently visited Stellenbosch University (SU) to learn more about the South African education system and to gain some practical experience in a different context...
Eminent female researchers honoured with national awards
Prof Lou-Marie Kruger and Ms Caroline Pule, two top female researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU), received national acclaim on Thursday (11 August 2016) when they were honoured with the Department of Science and Technology (DST)'s...
Fellowship will promote research on HIV
Dr Moleen Zunza, an expert in the field of breastfeeding by HIV positive mothers, received the prestigious Janssen/CTN International Postdoctoral Fellowship earlier this year to further her research in this field. With this fellowship...
Academic Day celebrates 60 years of excellence
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' (FMHS) 60 th Annual Academic Day (AAD) showcased the faculty's latest research and also celebrated some of the ground-breaking research to come from this institution over the last 60 years. "This...
Matie alumnus recognised as best rural nurse
"This award does not belong to me; it goes to each nurse working on a mobile healthcare clinic that dedicates his or her time and efforts to the health of people in far flung places." This is exactly the kind of comment that assured Sr...
Meet Jean-Marie du Preez: #MyTygerMaties60
As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Jean-Marie du Preez. As a six-year old Jean-Marie du...