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New study detects infections with Omicron despite booster dose
A significant new study by South African and German scientists has provided the first evidence globally that even three vaccine doses may not be sufficient to prevent infection with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The study,...
Impact of COVID on school attendance in South Africa
The article, How COVID is affecting school attendance in South Africa: piecing together the puzzle, by Dr Debra Lynne Shepherd and Nompumelelo Mohohlwane was published in The Conversation on 18 January 2022: Estimating how many learners...
President Ramaphosa lauds SU’s world-class research centre set to lead global epidemic response
President Cyril Ramaphosa, along with the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Blade Nzimande, and the biotech investor of NantAfrica (a division of NantWorks), Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, visited the Stellenbosch University...
Children in sub-Saharan Africa dying of Covid-19 at a higher rate than elsewhere
Children in sub-Saharan Africa who are hospitalised with Covid-19 are dying at a rate far greater than children in the United States (US) and Europe, according to a new multicentre study published yesterday (Wednesday 19 January 2022) in...
Stellenbosch University Research Fellow the lead author on the costs of piracy to Gulf of Guinea countries
Dr Curtis Bell (PhD), Associate Professor, US Naval War College and Research Fellow with the Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa (SIGLA), was the lead author of a 2021 report, commissioned by the UNODC and...
Happy New Year Greetings from Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University
Dear SU colleagues and students, Happy New Year! The Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University would like to extend our sincere and happy festival greetings to you and your loved ones. We wish you all a healthy, happy and prosperous...
Prof Elmi Muller takes the helm at FMHS
In January this year, the surgical pioneer, Prof Elmi Muller, took over the reins from Prof Jimmy Volmink as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). The appointment as the new Dean is yet another milestone in a career...
My Brew Coffee Roastery sponsors student’s field trip to Mongolia
Dr Ryan T. Tucker and postgraduate student Jesse van Niekerk recently returned from an eight-week-long field trip to the East Gobi Basin in Mongolia to collect data on the worldwide impact of global warming during the Cretaceous, 125 to 83...
Student-entrepreneur selected as one of Africa’s Brightest Young Minds
A fifth-year medical student from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Keaton Harris, has been selected as one of the Top 100 Brightest Young Minds (BYM) on the African Continent. BYM is an initiative that was launched in...
New books on enhancing science education and decolonisation of science
Lecturers from the Faculty of Science are involved in two new books on the use of Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) to improve teaching and learning in tertiary courses in the natural sciences. The books, Enhancing Science Education...