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Data from South Africa confirm greater risk of reinfection by Omicron
Two methods developed by South African scientists to detect a population-level signal of immune evasion by variants of concern, such as Omicron, will greatly improve public health authorities' timely response to new variants. In a paper...
Greater cooperation between regulators needed against abuse of internet dominance
Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon have come under fire in both America and Europe for abusing their dominant market positions and engaging in anti-competitive practices. Unsurprisingly, lawmakers have proposed regulations to...
EucXylo hosts Research Day for Hans Merensky Foundation and industry partners
The EucXylo research group, led by holder of the Hans Merensky Chair in Advanced Modelling of Wood Formation, Prof Dave Drew, was delighted to host their funders and industry partners for a Research Day on the 7th of October 2021. The...
Funding for study of African tonewoods
Prof Martina Meincken received research funding from the NRF through the competitive programme for rated researchers to study the acoustic properties of indigenous African wood species and their feasibility to be used as tonewoods. The...
Indigenous, underutilised crops can boost food and nutrition security in Africa
Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security was celebrated on Monday 30 October. In an opinion piece for the Cape Times, Dr Ethel Phiri from the Sustainable Agriculture Programme in the Faculty of AgriSciences writes that indigenous and...
Dr Ncebakazi Galada joins the Innovus Technology Transfer team
Newly-appointed Technology Transfer Manager at Innovus, Dr Ncebakazi Galada, brings over a decade's experience in research and innovation management with her. Dr Galada holds an MBA and a PhD in Biotechnology. Dr Galada is joining the...
Renewed BSc Dietetics curriculum equips students for future of healthcare
In line with Stellenbosch University's programme of curriculum renewal, the Division of Human Nutrition in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is rolling out its renewed BSc Dietetics curriculum to first-year students this...
SU launches innovative online learning platform for high school learners
Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched SU Advantage, an innovative online learning and teaching solution focusing on supporting high school learners and teachers in the Further Education and Training (FET) phase (Grade 10, 11 and...
21st Century Climate-Smart Forestry for Livelihood and Sustainability in South Africa
FOREST21 is a joint project with the goal of strengthening capacity in South African higher education in forestry. The project is coordinated by Häme University of Applied Sciences in Finland, and is implemented in collaboration with five...
Norwegian/Stellenbosch research programme makes a comeback
The INTPART programme promotes collaboration on higher education, research, and innovation between South Africa and Norway. Five universities, three Norwegian and two South African obtained resource funding for one INTPART project to enable...