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Science Café on the evolution of skin colour
What was the skin colour of our ancient forebears when they left Africa to populate the rest of the world more than two million years ago? White, brown, black, yellow? On Friday 11 March 2016 dr Lester Davids, a molecular cell biologist...
Faculty of Science hosts second Postgraduate Research Conference
Two MSc students in microbiology and computer science were awarded the Best Oral Presentation awards at the second Faculty of Science Postgraduate Research Conference which took place on 30 November 2023. Aza Mqulwa, from the Department of...
Science Café: How do cells build and maintain our bodies?
For this Science Café Stellenbosch on Wednesday 9 March 2016 Prof. Jannie Hofmeyr will take you into the fascinating world of cells and how they build and maintain our bodies. Our cells are functioning like automatic self-manufacturing...
FMHS alumni share their research journeys that led them to Oxford
Five alumni from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) recently shared their respective journeys that lead them to the University of Oxford during a virtual event hosted by the Tygerberg Undergraduate Research Society (TURS)...
Stellenbosch University consistently brews greatness
The Stellenbosch University (SU) brewing team yet again brought their A-game to the fourteenth consecutive Intervarsity Brewing and Tasting competition, which is sponsored by South African Breweries (SAB), part of the ABInBev family. The...
Prof Dzama co-authors book on Zimbabwe's indigenous livestock
Prof Kennedy Dzama, a distinguished professor in animal breeding and genetics in the Department of Animal Sciences at Stellenbosch University, is one of three co-authors of a new book that highlights the importance of advancing indigenous...
City of Joburg CIO Dr Jairam-Owthar is new IT head at Stellenbosch University
She is only 39 years old, yet Dr Denisha Jairam-Owthar has achieved more in her career than most can dream of. Her resumé takes you through her academic and professional journey. Throughout there are awards of excellence or outstanding...
Pay gap between executives and employees increasing
The following article, entitled South Africa is tightening its rules around executive pay, but gaps remain, by Nadia Mans-Kemp was published in The Conversation on 5 October 2021: South Africa has a large, and growing, wage gap. The pay...
Distinguished SU academic honoured with Lifetime Award
Professor Faadiel Essop, Director of the Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA) at Stellenbosch University, recently received the Physiology Society of Southern Africa's (PSSA) Lifetime Award in recognition of his...
Oppenheimer Fellowship ‘a great honour’, says Prof Gobodo-Madikizela
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Research Chair in Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University (SU), was awarded the 2020 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award at a ceremony held at the Brenthurst Library in...