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Chancellor’s Awards to three Faculty of Science academics

Chancellor’s Awards to three Faculty of Science academics

Three academics from the Faculty of Science were honoured with the Stellenbosch University Chancellor's Award for excellence in research and in teaching and...

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Gutsy probiotic for broiler chicks

Gutsy probiotic for broiler chicks

​A probiotic for broiler chickens, based on the microbiota from the guts of free-range chickens, was successfully developed and patented by a PhD student in...

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New crab species discovered in Eastern Cape ‘forgotten’ forests

New crab species discovered in Eastern Cape ‘forgotten’ forests

​A new 'pearl white' freshwater crab species has been discovered in the 'forgotten' Eastern Cape forests of South Africa.

Prof Savel Daniels, a molecular...

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Physics student scoops two awards

Physics student scoops two awards

​Scott Cameron, a postgraduate student in Physics, is the recipient of both the Meiring Naudé medal for the best BScHons student in Physics as well as the Dean...

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Book celebrates 100 years of natural sciences at SU

Book celebrates 100 years of natural sciences at SU

A book which traces the steps of the first pioneers who laid the foundations for training and research in various disciplines in the natural sciences at...

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Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies

Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies

A new study, based on 27 years of data from Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, suggests that temperature increases over the last three decades have already...

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Faculty of Science boasts with two Havenga-prize winners in 2018

Faculty of Science boasts with two Havenga-prize winners in 2018

​Two scientists from the Faculty of Science were awarded the prestigious Havenga-prize for Life Sciences and Physical Sciences respectively from the Suid...

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Mathematics postgraduates at Heidelberg Laureates Forum

Mathematics postgraduates at Heidelberg Laureates Forum

Three postgraduate students in Mathematics had the privilege of attending the Heidelberg Laureates Forum which took place from 23 to 28 September 2018 in the...

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Book celebrates 100 years of natural sciences at SU

Book celebrates 100 years of natural sciences at SU

​A book which traces the steps of the first pioneers who laid the foundations for training and research in various disciplines in the natural sciences at...

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From two cupboards to 170 laboratories within a century

From two cupboards to 170 laboratories within a century

​Only a hundred years ago, all the glassware and chemicals for the first professor of Mathematics and Natural Science's Laboratory for Experimental Sciences...

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