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New study shows editing grapevine DNA could boost resistance to disease and drought

A team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council have, for the first time, successfully edited the DNA of a woody...
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PhD graduate focuses on mental health care in children

PhD graduate focuses on mental health care in children

​When Dr Anusha Lachman, head of the Clinical Unit Child Psychiatry at Tygerberg Hospital, graduated with her PhD in Psychiatry on 6 December, she felt more...

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Dietetics graduate’s own life experience will help others

Dietetics graduate’s own life experience will help others

​About 13 years ago, Mikyle Rodrigues was a terrified ten-year-old who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and was in hospital with pancreatic failure.

The...

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Alex Muthua wants to help improve facial recognition technology

Alex Muthua wants to help improve facial recognition technology

​Facial recognition technology is used in many different areas – from airports, retail stores, healthcare, law enforcement and marketing to banks – to identify...

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German vice chancellor ‘very impressed’ with SU’s research, facilities

German vice chancellor ‘very impressed’ with SU’s research, facilities

​A delegation of high-level German visitors, including the German Vice Chancellor, recently met with top Stellenbosch University (SU) scientists at the new...

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SU cements relationships with leading European universities

SU cements relationships with leading European universities

​In November, Stellenbosch University (SU) hosted the The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities on the Stellenbosch campus for knowledge exchange...

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PhD graduate addresses gender-based violence

PhD graduate addresses gender-based violence

​S’lindile Thabede studied somatology after high school and worked as a therapist in skin and body care for several years. This month, just over a decade after...

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