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French knighthood in agriculture for SU wine researcher
The French government has bestowed a ceremonial knighthood, the Chevalier dans l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole (Knight in the Order of Agricultural Merit), upon wine microbiologist Prof Benoit Divol. He is an associate professor in the...
Passing of Extraordinary Professor Bongani Khumalo mourned
It is with deep sadness that the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences learnt of the passing of Prof Bongani Khumalo (68) after contracting Covid-19. Prof Khumalo was a founding member of the Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management...
TAU Fellowship Programme 2021-2022
TAU Fellowship Programme 2021-2022 The TAU (Teaching Advancement at University) Fellowship Programme is a nation-wide intervention that was initiated in 2015. It aims at advancing teaching quality and the professionalisation of teaching...
Polhilia – revision of lesser known Cape plant genus ensures conservation
One of the Cape Floral Kingdom's most threatened plant genera, Polhilia, has now been comprehensively revised and populations of these endangered species documented, thereby aiding efforts to ensure its conservation. This is thanks to the...
Social Justice Café tackles inequalities in education
How much of a problem is inequality in education, exacerbated in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), still in South African society? This question came under the spotlight at the most recent...
Project makes COVID-19 information accessible to deaf community
A new project that aims to make information about COVID-19 available to the South African Deaf community has recently been launched by the Department of General Linguistics in Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences...
TygerMaties showcase innovative robot project on the international stage
Quintin, the remote-controlled tele-presence robot that helps to put patients in Tygerberg Hospital's Covid-19 ICU in virtual contact with their families, is set to feature in an innovative student project aimed at tackling urgent global...
World Tuberculosis Day: TB research still crucial in a time of Covid-19
Wednesday (24 March) is World Tuberculosis Day. In an opinion piece for Health24, Prof André G Loxton (Molecular Biology and Human Genetics / South African Medical Research Council) highlights the need for continued funding and...
Study shows children with TB need continued care
Many children with tuberculosis (TB) don't receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. A relatively simple, hospital-based intervention could help to reduce the gap in reporting when children are...
SU appoints safety and compliance ambassadors to ensure COVID-19 compliance amongst students on campus
Stellenbosch University's Covid 19 Campus Operations Workstream appointed 60 student safety ambassadors to ensure that students on campus adhere to COVID-19 protocols and compliance. Brandon Como, Events Safety Risk Manager at Facilities...