SU collaboration offers much-needed support to GBV victims in Cape Winelands | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10353 | | SU collaboration offers much-needed support to GBV victims in Cape Winelands | Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Anél Lewis] | Stellenbosch University (SU) has bolstered its commitment to the fight against gender-based violence. |
GBV: ‘SU committed to a safe, inclusive and respectful environment’ | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10352 | | GBV: ‘SU committed to a safe, inclusive and respectful environment’ | Compiled | Stellenbosch University (SU) strongly supports a zero-tolerance stance against gender-based violence (GBV). |
Forests have potential to store more carbon, but emissions must be cut | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10350 | | Forests have potential to store more carbon, but emissions must be cut | Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson] | A new study by hundreds of scientists around the world, including Stellenbosch University (SU), found that forests globally have the potential to store approximately 226 gigatonnes of carbon (226 Gt C). |
SU multidisciplinary student team develops eco-friendly prototype wind reader | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10349 | | SU multidisciplinary student team develops eco-friendly prototype wind reader | Centre for Sustainability Transitions/Sentrum vir Volhoubaarheidsoorgange | A multidisciplinary team comprising of four postgraduate students from Stellenbosch University (SU) has developed a prototype eco-friendly wind reader which saw them winning R10 000 in the 2023 SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Soapbox South Africa Chal |
SU and PET Labs Pharmaceuticals forge strategic partnership for cyclotron facility | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10348 | | SU and PET Labs Pharmaceuticals forge strategic partnership for cyclotron facility | Central Analytical Facilities | Stellenbosch University announced a groundbreaking collaboration with PET Labs Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd to establish a cutting-edge cyclotron facility at its Tygerberg Campus in Cape Town, |
SU outreach to Zambia brings hope to heart disease patients | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10347 | | SU outreach to Zambia brings hope to heart disease patients | FMHS Marketing & Communications – Ilse Bigalke | An outreach by Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Division of Cardiology has brought hope and a life-saving procedure to patients in Zambia who suffer from rheumatic heart disease. |
SU alumni dream team takes first place in Cambridge Misinformation Hackathon | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10346 | | SU alumni dream team takes first place in Cambridge Misinformation Hackathon | Wiida Basson (Media: Faculty of Science) | A web-based plugin which addresses misleading numerical claims in online media reports earned three Stellenbosch University alumni first place in the Cambridge Misinformation Hackathon recently. |
Retiring Prof Gubela Mji built a bastion for disability and rehabilitation studies | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10345 | | Retiring Prof Gubela Mji built a bastion for disability and rehabilitation studies | FMHS Marketing & Communications – Edna Ellman | Speaking to Professor Gubela Mji about her life’s work is like speaking to someone on the cusp of a brand-new adventure. |
Competitive gaming gaining pace at SU, home to the USSA e-Sport 2023 tournament champions | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10344 | | Competitive gaming gaining pace at SU, home to the USSA e-Sport 2023 tournament champions | Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Anél Lewis] | More than 100 million people play online games each day, and more people currently play esports than all the other sports combined. |
Eminent SU scientist among world's most cited researchers | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10343 | | Eminent SU scientist among world's most cited researchers | Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson] | Prof Dave Richardson from the Department of Botany and Zoology is one of only 10 persons from South African institutions who have made it onto the Clarivate global list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2023. |