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Partnerships key to protect wildlife
World Wildlife Day was observed on Friday 3 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University emphasise the importance of partnerships to protect wild animals and plants. Click on the links below to read the...
Stefan ‘excited’ by unique PhD opportunity spanning three continents
A researcher with Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stefan Botha, has been awarded a rather unique full scholarship over three years for a PhD in the field of pre-eclampsia. Botha's PhD will be...
SU awarded R40 million NIH grant to develop HIV-prevention strategies for rural communities
Prof Frank Tanser, a leading scientist in HIV research who recently joined Stellenbosch University's (SU) Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) in the School for Data Science and Computational Thinking as Director of...
Student and staff data now available in a flash thanks to SU experts
A team from the Information Governance Division (IG) at Stellenbosch University (SU) came up with a brilliant plan to make mountains of data about students and staff at South African universities more accessible to users. This unique...
Circular economy can help municipalities manage waste sustainably
Municipalities, especially the smaller ones, should consider implementing a circular economic model of reusing, recycling, refurbishment and remanufacturing of waste products instead of just dumping them in landfills. This could help them...
SA’s women academics burnt out when working from home
Working from home became a nightmare for many of South Africa's women academics during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic-enforced lockdown in 2020. Increased workloads, domestic pressures, and inadequate workspaces turned the...
Artificial Intelligence boost for SU research on long-Covid
Research at Stellenbosch University (SU) into long Covid has received an “Artificial Intelligence" boost worth over R11.75 million (€600 000) over the next three years via the Erasmus.AI search engine. The Erasmus.AI engine, lead by SU...
International Women’s Day: Women’s voices must be heard
International Women's Day was celebrated on 8 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University write that women's voices must be heard in all spheres of society. Click on the links below to read the articles as...
World Kidney Day: Bridging the dialysis gap
World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March (on the 9th in 2023). In an opinion piece for News24, Dr Yazied Chothia (Tygerberg Hospital and the Division of Nephrology) emphasises the importance of bridging the...
Helena Conradie elected to serve on Stellenbosch University Council
Council has oversight responsibility over academic and operational issues, as well as institutional policy and strategy. SU registrar Dr Ronel Retief thanked members of the Donors Electoral College who voted in the election. Conradie was...