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‘Sacred Forests’ store carbon, help combat climate change
An international team of scientists from universities in Europe and South Africa found that “Sacred Forests"* in Togo, West Africa play a vital role in the storage of carbon and could help to mitigate the effects of climate change. It is...
How one South African employer helped its staff get healthier and why it’s worth doing
This article was first published on The Conversation . Read the original article here . Non-communicable diseases account for half of all deaths in South Africa. Cardiovascular diseases are the biggest contributor, followed by cancers...
Empowering excellence: SU’s new HR head leads by example
Asked to describe herself, Miriam Hoosain considers her answer carefully. “Curious" would be an apt word, she decides. “One thing people say about me is that I always ask four-million-and-one questions," she laughs. “ Have you thought about...
Elsabe Daneel Communication Workshops 2023
ELSABÉ DANEEL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS Elsabé Daneel is a well-known television presenter and television and movie actress and has produced and acted in many theatre productions. She is a producer, director and presenter...
Medical student appointed as first African coordinator for international body
Final-year medical student, Azhar Adam Nadkar, has been elected by a global association for medical education to coordinate the student participation in a major conference later this year. Nadkar was recognised last year by the rector of...
SharkSafe recognised as a top ocean innovator
SharkSafe Barrier™, an Innovus spinout company from Stellenbosch University, was recognised by the World Economic Forum's (WEF) digital platform UpLink as one of its top ocean innovators. UpLink, the WEF's digital platform for scaling...
Economics researcher receives highest post-doctoral research rating
Dr Nic Spaull from Stellenbosch University's Economics Department was this week awarded a P-rating by the National Research Foundation (NRF), the highest rating possible for post-doctoral researchers in South Africa. It is typically...
Awareness campaign needed to counter baseless claims, conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccine
We will need a massive awareness campaign to counter baseless claims and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccine, write Profs Mark Tomlinson (Institute for Life Course Health Research) and Ashraf Kagee (Department of Psychology) in...
WOW project helps learners achieve dreams of tertiary studies
For almost two decades, the Words Open Worlds (WOW) project has made a tangible difference in the lives of over a million school learners across the country. WOW is a non-profitable empowerment project overseen by the Toyota Stellenbosch...
South African COVID-19 vaccine trials hold key lessons for future partnerships
This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here . Covid-19 vaccine supplies are available in various parts of the world. But it's clear that distribution is not symmetrical. High-income countries have...