Institutional news
Prof Riaan den Haan develops yeast strains capable of converting waste into useful products
Prof Riaan den Haan of the Department of Microbiology in the Faculty of Science delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 26 May 2026. The title of his lecture...
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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...
Natural and mathematical sciences
Former leaders in microbiology honoured in leading academic journal
The journal is recognised as a key publication for the global yeast research community, focusing on both fundamental and applied research, and is published by...
Media release
Wastewater harbours high-risk antimicrobial resistance genes
In South Africa, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and connected river systems could serve as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance, raising fresh concerns...
Media release
New African species confirms evolutionary origin of magic mushrooms
A long-standing debate about the evolutionary origin of the world’s most widely cultivated “magic mushroom” – Psilocybe cubensis – may now have been settled by...