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Health Systems Strengthening Research Workshop
Health Systems Strengthening Research Workshop Online | 13 May 2021 | 08:30 – 16:15 Dear Student 2020 saw the birth of the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) initiative at Stellenbosch University between the Business School (USB), the...
Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert honorary lecture
Former high court judge Dennis Davis on Monday (29 March 2021) delivered the Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert (FVZS) honorary lecture to mark the ten-year anniversary of the Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Institute in the Stellenbosch University (SU)...
SharkSafe BarrierTM withstands two years of testing at La Réunion Island
The SharkSafe Barrier, an eco-friendly alternative to the traditional shark-control programmes, have withstood two years of testing in Réunion's bay of St Paul. This is part of ongoing efforts by the island's shark security centre Centre...
Recreational Diving Medical Examination: What's it all about?
Diving is a physically demanding sport that can place a diver in dangerous situations or result in a delay in access to health care due to the nature of the sport: several meters of water often separate the diver from first aid and 'safety'...
Vaccines: Know What You Need To Protect Yourself And Others
Africa Immunization Week – celebrated every year in the last week of April as part of World Immunization Week – aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives every...
World Health Day: Primary health care helps combat COVID-19, lifestyle diseases
Wednesday (7 April) was World Health Day. In opinion pieces for the media, Profs Bob Mash (Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care) and Resia Pretorius (Department of Physiological Sciences) focus on health issues that should receive...
Rector tests positive for COVID-19, appeals to SU community to stay safe
Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, again made an appeal to the public and Stellenbosch University (SU) community not to let their guard down against COVID-19. This comes after he tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday (7...
Biological pest control measures: researchers now know how to transport tiny nematodes to farms
For the past 18 years, researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have studied a selection of nematodes found naturally in South African soils. In the process they have identified quite a few such roundworm species that could be used to...
SU students connecting with tech internships through SU LaunchLab Techpreneurship Centre
The first cohort of Stellenbosch University graduates, SU faculty and corporate employees successfully completed the first 6-week programme of the newly established SU Techpreneurship Centre in March this year. At the end of the program...
Prof Elmarie Costandius honoured with TAU Fellows Award
One of the academics who has been instrumental in initiating Stellenbosch University's (SU) visual redress process over the past few years, Prof Elmarie Costandius of the Department of Visual Arts, has recently been unanimously selected...