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How universities can combat bad research practices
What can universities do to foster research integrity and help scientists avoid questionable research practices? This was the question Prof Lex Bouter from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Amsterdam University...
EMS postdoctoral fellow wins international data science challenge
Dr Cobus Burger, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Economics, was named the winner of an international data science challenge aimed at helping the South African government reduce road accident fatalities. The competition – from...
Universities from wine producing countries meet in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University's Department of Viticulture and Oenology hosted a training workshop for academics and international relations staff from 12 universities in wine-producing countries in Europe and South America, as well as South...
At least wash your hands better, asks microbiologist
Ten spyte van al die tegnologiese vooruitgang van die afgelope jare is daar een basiese ding wat die mense net nog nooit leer goed doen het nie: om hande te was. As ons dit kan leer beter doen, sal daar heelwat minder siektes en kieme in...
March/April 2020 graduation week cancelled as precaution
Stellenbosch University (SU) constituted a Contingency Committee a month ago to coordinate the University’s preparedness for a possible local corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak. On Wednesday 11 March 2020 the World Health Organisation...
COVID-19: SU institutes important precautionary measures
15 March 2020 COVID-19: Update on Lectures Lectures will continue at Stellenbosch University during the period of discussions between the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Vice-Chancellors of universities and...
PhD student awarded for excellence in partnership with CDC
A PhD student with Stellenbosch University (SU) recently received the 2022 Centre for Global Health Partnership (External Group) award by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This accolade was bestowed on Dr Caroline...
SU spin-out makes beauty world spin with one of 100 best inventions
A Stellenbosch University (SU) spin-out company is behind a nanofiber cosmetics product, which was selected by Time magazine as one of the 100 best inventions of 2019. The Stellenbosch Nanofiber Company (SNC) has revealed that it is working...
Three FMHS researchers receive ‘Women in Science’ award
Three FMHS researchers recently did Stellenbosch University proud when they each received a 2019 L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science sub-Saharan African award. They are Carine Kunsevi-Kilola and Georgina Nyawo, who are both PhD students...
OPTIMUS Programme boosts top undergraduate achievers
Excellence and achievement were celebrated as the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) welcomed the top second- and third-year students in the faculty to the launch of the 2020 OPTIMUS programme at a cocktail event on Monday...