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TB researcher receives grant from the Wellcome Trust
Dr Wynand Goosen, from the Animal TB Research group in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), has received a substantial grant from the Wellcome Trust to develop novel...
Gridlock on SA soybean yields can be broken
There are ways and means to give South African soybean yields much needed impetus. To do so, farmers will have to make some changes to how they handle their cropping systems and soils. This is according to Dr Stephano Haarhoff, an...
SU Research Fellow co-authors a report on the oversight role of parliaments during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Wilhelm Janse van Rensburg (PhD), Parliamentary Researcher on Defence and Research Fellow with SIGLA (Stellenbosch University), co-authored a report on the oversight role of parliaments during the COVID-19 pandemic funded by the Geneva...
Eco-friendly shark barrier technology from South Africa installed in the Bahamas
The eco-friendly SharkSafe Barrier TM technology, developed by marine biologists at Stellenbosch University (SU) and their collaborators, and manufactured in the Western Cape, South Africa, has now been installed at a private island in...
Faculty of Law set to celebrate 101 years
The Faculty of Law is celebrating 101 years with a special Centenary Reunion Weekend jam-packed with a stellar series of activities. Alumni and staff are invited to return to their intellectual home and reminisce about their student days...
Rector to lead Maties in Cape Town Cycle Tour
Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, is once again showing his support for Matie students. On Sunday, 13 March 2022, Prof De Villiers will lead a team of 32 alumni, staff, students and friends of the University, in the109 km...
Women’s health takes centre stage at social impact initiative
Nearly 120 women from the community of Bishop Lavis in Cape Town attended a Women's Health and Wellness Day in February, themed 'Spread the Word', hosted by the Division of Health Systems and Public Health in the Department of Global Health...
World Kidney Day: More resources needed to increase access to life-saving kidney replacement therapy
On Thursday 10 March, we celebrate World Kidney Day. In an opinion piece for Health24, Dr Yazied Chothia (Division of Nephrology) writes that since access to kidney replacement therapy is limited and treatment rates are very low in South...
Prof De Villiers on SAfm: CERI will do cutting-edge research
On 8 March 2022 Prof Wim de Villiers appeared on SAfm, speaking with Songezo Mabece, a Stellenbosch University alumnus, about recent high-profile visits to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science’s Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI)...
Africa’s adaptation to climate change hampered by skewed funding and lack of data
Over the past three decades Africa received just 3.8% of climate-related research funding globally, with most of this funding going to institutions in Europe and North America. This is despite the fact that most African countries have...