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Sampling downriver from a Waste Water Treatment Plant in a large South African city.

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Wastewater harbours high-risk antimicrobial resistance genes

In South Africa, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and connected river systems could serve as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance, raising fresh concerns...

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Water Institute

The Stellenbosch University Water Institute (SUWI) draws from the fundamental and goal-directed research undertaken by some of the most experienced scientists...

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Havenga Prize in life sciences awarded to SU microbiologist Prof Gideon Wolfaardt

Havenga Prize in life sciences awarded to SU microbiologist Prof Gideon Wolfaardt

​​Prof Gideon Wolfaardt from Stellenbosch University (SU) is the recipient of the prestigious Havenga Prize, awarded annually by the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap...

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SU collaborating with Fraunhofer on water research

SU collaborating with Fraunhofer on water research

The first collaborative workshop between Stellenbosch University and the Fraunhofer Water Systems Alliance (SysWasser) was attended by 31 delegates and...

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