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Media release
Seven days of gambling could wipe out a year of national student funding
Media release
Early birth safer for mother and baby in high blood pressure pregnancies
A new Cochrane review published on World Preeclampsia Day (22 May) revealed that planned early birth for pregnant women with high blood pressure cuts maternal...
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African microbiomes – from humans to ecosystems – will be focus of new research chair at SU
Africa’s unparalleled biodiversity and environmental variations present an extraordinary opportunity to explore novel microbial species and their functions. Yet...
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Many factors drive changes in human-wildlife relationships
Human populations are expanding and encroaching further into wildlife habitats, leading to dynamic and evolving relationships between humans and wildlife. As...
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Geoscience for everyone: word bank of geological terms in all South Africa’s eleven spoken languages
The Mineralogical Association of South Africa (MinSA) is proud to announce the successful completion of a pioneering lexicography exercise that has collated...
Impact
Rulanzen Martin brings heart, humour and technical skill to SU’s web team
From helping shape and maintain one of SU’s most important digital gateways to perfecting Cape Malay curries after hours, Rulanzen Martin brings equal measures...
Medicine and health
Stellenbosch University scientists respond to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
Scientists at Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) have rapidly mobilised to support efforts to understand and contain...