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New surveillance toolkit to bolster infection prevention and control efforts in NICUs
The NeoIPC Consortium, of which Stellenbosch University is a member, has launched a new surveillance toolkit to help neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) track and prevent hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in high-risk newborns...
PhD candidate awarded coveted Women in Science prize
Esther Uwimaana is one of 30 women scientists on the continent being recognised for their work by the 14 th L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Sub-Saharan Africa Awards. Uwimaan, who hails from Uganda, is working towards her...
Solving technical challenges for the mining industry
“The biggest joy I get from my work is when people from different mining disciplines sit together and manage to solve some of the technical challenges facing the mining company." Byron Diergaard works for Sasol as a Chief Geologist and is...
Applying your chemistry skills in the agricultural sector
“Always be receptive to learning, not only from those who have more academic knowledge than you, but also from people with real world experience." – Suleiman Sungay, BSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (2018) Suleiman Sungay...
Scientific research: from laboratory experiments to real-life applications
“Your career is your own. The quicker you find your passion, the easier it will be to attract the opportunities that will harness that passion" – Dr Nonkululeko Radebe, MSc-degree in Polymer Science from Stellenbosch University, and a PhD...
Learning and teaching arrangements for the second semester
Dear students and colleagues As we prepare for a well-deserved mid-year break, allow me to share with you the arrangements for learning, teaching and assessment for the second semester, which commences on Monday 18 July 2022. At the final...
Major impetus for strengthening climate resilient agriculture in the Western Cape
Research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and communities in the Western Cape were high on the agenda during the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between Stellenbosch University's School for Climate Studies and...
Communication from Council (meeting of 20 June 2022)
( Cofa apha ukuze ufumane isiXhosa) The Council of Stellenbosch University held its second of four scheduled meetings for the year on Monday 20 June 2022. As has become our custom, we again met in hybrid mode, with some members...
Never a dull moment: selling microscopes to doctors, pathologists, geologists, metallurgist, entomologists
“The better salespeople out there are the ones who know their field really well. People will respect you and trust you more." – Dewald Noeth, MSc-graduate in biochemistry. Dewald Noeth graduated with a BSc degree in Human Life Science...
BSc-degree in Human Life Sciences provide stepping stone for career in neurophysiology
Liné Visser graduated from Stellenbosch University in 2014 with a BSc in Human Life Sciences (stream Biology). She later obtained a National Diploma in Neurophysiology and a BTech-degree in Neurophysiology at the Tshwane University of...