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Should we be worried about hepatitis E?
Hepatitis E gets little press compared to its better-known cousins A, B and C, but Stellenbosch University (SU) virologists say we should wake up to how the transmission of this virus is changing. World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July...
Ethical leadership key in organisations
Ethical leadership can help organisations function more effectively and minimise the prevalence of unethical employee behaviour. This was one of the viewpoints of Prof Amos Engelbrecht of the Department of Industrial Psychology at...
MTh with a focus on gender and health
MTH with a focus on gender and health The Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, in cooperation with the Church of Sweden is offering a unique opportunity for interested students to complete a Masters in Theology with a focus on...
Food Security Initiative welcomes first postdoc
The Food Security Initiative based in Stellenbosch University's Faculty of AgriSciences has welcomed its first postdoctoral researcher. Dr Sandra Boatemaa will be researching matters related to food systems governance in Southern Africa...
Inspirational lecturers honoured by students
“Witty", “energetic" and “dynamic" is how one of the top first-year medical students characterised lectures by Prof Hans Strijdom from the Division of Medical Physiology at Stellenbosch University (SU) when she nominated Strijdom as her...
Gifted Maties receive international scholarships
The future looks bright for two academically gifted Maties who have each been awarded R800 000 to pursue postgraduate studies at an internationally recognised university of their choice. The two recipients, Aphiwe Jikazana, who received the...
#WomenofSU – Focus on Ilhaam Groenewald
Ilhaam Groenewald was destined to be a trailblazer. Not only is she the first female Chief Director of Maties Sport, she is also the first female Executive Council member of SA Rugby, the first female chairperson of University Sports South...
Elderly suffer from malnutrition
Old age is supposed to be a worry-free time when you can sit back and enjoy your twilight years. Unfortunately, this isn't the case for many elderly South Africans above 60 who are more likely to suffer from, amongst others, disease, trauma...
Major boost for marine sciences research in the South
Marine science research in South Africa has received a major boost after the signing of a high-level agreement between South Africa, Brazil and the European Union for technical cooperation in the study of the Atlantic ocean spanning from...
Major grant for research on infectious diseases in Africa
Stellenbosch University is among five African institutions to benefit from a grant of nearly R102 million (£6 million) from the United Kingdom's Global Challenges Research Fund to tackle infectious diseases in their home countries in...