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#Researchforimpact: Using next-generation genetic tools to save African wild dogs

As human populations grow, space for wildlife continues to shrink, resulting in small, fragmented populations, especially in the case of species that need large...

Sustainable wood-based housing market possible in SA

Researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) found that South Africa has sufficient log resource options for a sustainable wood residential building market. “Our...

We’ve stopped caring because of compassion fatigue

Compassion fatigue during abnormal times such as the COVID-19 pandemic can cause people to care less for others, writes Prof Dion Forster from the Department of...

Communication from Council (meeting of 21 September 2020)

​On Monday 21 September, the Stellenbosch University (SU) Council had its third meeting of 2020. Although the meeting took place on the first day of level 1 of...

Scanning Electron Microscopy applications in Earth Sciences

​Many geological samples contain a variety of phases. Some of these phases are not easily distinguishable using a backscattering electron detector (BSD). In...

Innovation helps TygerMaties navigate Covid-19 restrictions on training platform

​An innovative new clinical training plan has enabled fifth-year medical students at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) to...

What we should also be celebrating on Heritage Day

September is Heritage Month with festivities reaching a crescendo on Heritage Day (24 September). In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick, Prof Nico Koopman...

Bridging the gap between academia and job opportunities with Stellenbosch University's New Techpreneurship Cen

In February 2021 the Stellenbosch University LaunchLab in partnership with SU School for Data Science and Computational Thinking will be launching its newly...

Research dives deep to understand climate impacts on whales

​Three South African universities are involved in a world-first research project that aims to understand how changes in the ocean influence the recovery of...

New SRC Chair ready for pressing issues

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) produced its second successive Student Representative Council (SRC) Chairperson when Xola Njengele took up...
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