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SU & partners retrofit first minibus taxi in SA to run on electricity
Electric vehicle manufacturers in South Africa have a window of opportunity now to open plants in Africa to produce electric vehicles locally. Most of the locally manufactured petrol cars are being exported and this boon to the economy...
Four formidable first-year students
This year, the FHMS welcomes four exceptional students into the 2020 intake of medical students. They are David Obagbuwa, who is 15 years old and turns 16 in March; Siyamthanda Mtyeku, who achieved seven distinctions in matric despite...
Banged your Head? – World Head Injury Awareness Day
Every year on 20 March, we commemorate World Head Injury Awareness Day, which helps us keep in mind those who have suffered anything from a mild head bump to severe brain injury. The aim of this day is to remind us how and where possible we...
Students design concept packaging for Politics of Nature™ board game
A Danish PhD student's project to encapsulate the ideas of the French philosopher Bruno Latour in a board game, have kept the third-year Visual Communication and Design students at Stellenbosch University up until the wee hours of the night...
Implications of the Ministerial announcement
Based on the announcement made this afternoon by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, all undergraduate programmes at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), (including clinical training), will be...
TB researcher receives UNESCO-MARS award for emerging talent
His innovative work in TB diagnostics earned Dr Novel Chegou the Emerging Research Talent award at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation – Merck African Research Summit (UNESCO-MARS) held in Geneva...
Homecoming weekend for BSc alumni
Would you like to have a hands-on experience of some of the cutting-edge research taking place at the Faculty of Science? We invite BSc alumni and other interested parties to register for guided tours, featuring some of our top scientists...
Rural eye health care enhanced with innovative mobile technology
"Health care has become increasingly expensive and there is a demand for more efficient health care that is of a higher standard." This is according to Dr William Mapham, an ophthalmology registrar at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty...
The new Postdoctoral Society to enhance research at the Tygerberg Campus
Hidden away within the different divisions and research facilities of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) of Stellenbosch University (SU), one can find a group of individuals who produce much of the Faculty's knowledge...
Sustainable Soil Management Symposium held at SU
The recent Sustainable Soil Management Symposium, held on 5 and 6 November 2015 at Stellenbosch University, provided a platform for academics and practitioners alike to discuss the concept of sustainability and the main challenges...