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Eco-estates ‘failed to contribute to just sustainabilities’
Do eco-estates or “green" gated communities in South Africa enhance economic and social sustainability or is the focus solely on environmental sustainability? Are they simply islands of sustainability or do they actually contribute to the...
Welcoming culture and transformation are priorities for new FMHS Dean
The new Dean of Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Prof Elmi Muller, is adamant that all members of the FMHS – staff and students alike – should be made to feel welcome at SU. In the first of a...
CLT: Training and Short Course Offerings for 2022
The Centre for Learning Technologies is committed to creating professional learning opportunities for staff in their efforts to meaningfully include learning technology into their courses. These learning opportunities are open to SU staff...
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...