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Research to improve the lives of children exposed to HIV, but uninfected
Professor Amy Slogrove, a paediatrician and epidemiologist in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Stellenbosch University (SU), was recently awarded a $2 225 382 (more than R33 million) grant from the National Institutes of...
New tripartite doctoral programme launched
A new doctoral programme led and coordinated by Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences to support university staff members to complete their PhDs was launched recently. The South Africa-UK University Staff...
From Namibia and Tanzania to Ghana – discovering Africa as an economic geologist
With a doctoral degree in economic geology from Stellenbosch University in his pocket, Dr Stephan Dunn has already travelled far and wide on the African continent – first for his research on gold mineralisation processes in Tanzania, and...
Meet the Teaching Excellence Award winner: Juan Ontong
Receiving a Stellenbosch University (SU) Teaching Excellence Award 2020 is a testament to Mr Juan Ontong's hard work and passion for teaching and learning. Ontong, a lecturer at the School of Accountancy in the Faculty of Economic and...
FMHS launches first postgraduate toxicology diploma in Africa
In January 2021, Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) launched a new postgraduate diploma in Medical Toxicology. This diploma is the first postgraduate training programme in medical toxicology in Africa...
Data blind spots could widen inequalities
Data availability tends to mirror the existing inequalities in our global system. Therefore, a greater reliance on data could further widen these inequalities if not accompanied by enhanced vigilance, argues Prof Ronelle Burger (Department...
Top matriculants of 2020 to study at SU
Stellenbosch University (SU) will once again become the home to a number of South Africa's top matric learners of 2020. Reynhardt Buys from Pearson High school in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape is the top matriculant for 2020 and will...
SU initiative STAND up for stricken performing arts community
Participants in South Africa's dance and theatre sector gathered at Stellenbosch University (SU) over the weekend to discuss ways to reinvigorate a performing arts community that has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and other...
Archaean Gold Research
The Barberton Greenstone Belt located in the eastern portion of the Kaapvaal Craton in South Africa, is probably one of the most intensively researched Archaean terrains in the world. The belt has also produced some >350 ton of gold in its...
Crime levels, alcohol and COVID-19 lockdowns
Before a link is made between reduced alcohol consumption and a drop in crime in certain areas, it is important to determine where violent crime is concentrated and to consider other possible factors that may have contributed to such...