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Fight against deadly malaria parasite: New drug target identified
Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasites remain the deadliest form of malaria, and it remains a significant global health challenge New research from Stellenbosch University shows that three small, highly specialized proteins in P...
Prof Blaauw guides global body on malnutrition
The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) recently appointed a working group to develop diagnostic guidelines for clinical malnutrition that can ultimately be implemented universally. Prof Renée Blaauw, head of Therapeutic...
Institute for Grape and Wine Sciences celebrates successes of its first five years
The development of South Africa's first prototype vineyard robot; a sensory facility where expert tasting panels can compare the aroma and mouth feel of various wines; funding of a full-time coordinator for the six months' long internship...
Reminder to participate in culture and climate survey for staff
Stellenbosch University staff members are kindly reminded to please participate in the culture and climate survey. The aim of the survey is to compare management's intentions with staff perceptions for quality and operational purposes...
Coach impressed by players' intensity
The character shown by his players at times when their backs were against the wall – that was what most impressed Steinhoff Maties Cricket coach Andrew Wylie at the recent Varsity Cricket tournament held in Potchefstroom. The Maties were...
Coetzenburg athletics track to be upgraded
The Coetzenburg athletics track, a preferred venue for local and national athletics competitions and the training venue of choice for many international athletes, will undergo extensive upgrades in 2017. The athletics track is almost 10...
Great interest in Faculty of Education’s new honours programmes
More than 140 students have enrolled in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU)'s three new BEd honours programmes. The new Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications required all teacher education programmes...
Council approves revised Admissions Policy
Communication from Council, 11 February 2017 The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) Saturday afternoon adopted a revised Admissions Policy for the institution, which will come into force on 1 March 2017 when applications open for the...
R11.2m Mellon grant to investigate transformation at Maties
While the #FeesMustFall movement of 2015 and 2016 highlighted the urgency of questions around transformation in the higher education sector, it left many stakeholders, in particular universities, perplexed about how best to respond to...
How sustainable are South Africa’s groundwater resources?
This is the question that three postgraduate students from Stellenbosch University (SU) want to answer by collecting as many rainfall and groundwater samples from across the country as they can and they want you, the public, to help. Dr...