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Pharma registrars excel at All Africa Congress
Two registrars at the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) contributed to SU's stellar research reputation at the 2016 All Africa Congress on Pharmacology and...
Researchers investigate decline in forest-birds
Forest-dwelling bird species are disappearing from some of South Africa's indigenous forests, with forest birds in the Eastern Cape being the most affected. A new study, published in Bird Conservation International recently, showed that the...
Community-based intervention uplifts people with spinal cord injuries
Life can be difficult even at the best of times. People with spinal cord injuries (SCI), in particular, can find the going tough as they traverse many personal, social, programme, policy and environmental barriers to live a meaningful and...
Graduate School welcomes new PhD students
The Graduate School for Economic and Management Sciences recently welcomed a new cohort of PhD students on campus. It is the School's fourth intake and comprises nine students from Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia and South...
USAID awards $4.1 million to African universities for disaster risk management
The wild fires that have raged across the Western Cape are a striking reminder of the life-threatening risks we face as our environment changes and urban development pushes further into surrounding areas. They also highlight the urgency for...
Doctors reach out to children at risk of skin cancer
A team of specialists from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) and Tygerberg Hospital visited the Athlone School for the Blind (ASB) ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February) to coach learners on...
Cancer requires a combined effort
A combined effort from country leaders, government officials, cancer advocates, communities and individuals is required to stay ahead of the rising cancer epidemic. This is according to Prof Vikash Sewram, director of the African Cancer...
Ambitious new project ‘Predict-TB’ aims to cut treatment duration
Current treatment of TB is long, complicated to administer, and can have severe side-effects. To prevent recurrence of the disease after treatment is stopped patients undergoing treatment must take a combination of different antibiotics...
Cooperation to benefit port, transport and logistics sectors in SA
A memorandum of agreement between the Dutch education, training, research and consultancy organisation STC-Group and Stellenbosch University (SU) will benefit the port, transport and logistics sectors in South Africa. The agreement was...
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...