Research Report highlights SU’s contribution to global SDGs
AchieversLatest newsResearchStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape July 8, 2020
Climate change, energy, conservation, health and medicine, human rights, transformation, gender, disability, arts, democracy, education, big data, governance and technology. These are just some of interesting and ground-breaking research topics featured in the latest edition of Stellenbosch University (SU)’s multi-award winning publication Research at Stellenbosch University. Produced annually by SU’s... Read more
Madonsela and colleagues unpack De Beer judgement
AchieversLatest newsStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape June 25, 2020
key message distilled from the judgement is the Government’s duty to undertake a human rights impact assessment which includes an equality assessment before it implements any law or policy. clear message was the need for the government to only exercise power given to it and to do so only... Read more
COVID-19: Digitising ICU improves patient care while protecting healthcare staff
AchieversLatest newsStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape June 24, 2020
new digital system will capture patient and specialist data through the use of cameras, tablet computers, and voice and electronic notes onto a central database that will enable specialists to monitor patients remotely positive spin-off of installing cameras at COVID-19 ICU beds is that it could potentially facilitate video... Read more
New book a treasure trove of information on invasive species
Latest newsStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape June 4, 2020
alien trees consume about 5% of our scarce water resources direct threat to the survival of almost half of 1 600 native species listed in South Africa’s Red Data List. information on 1 422 alien species including plants, birds, mammals, fish very few, if any, books that give such a comprehensive... Read more
UWC, SU isolate SA’s first lab culture of SARS-CoV-2
Latest newsResearchStellenbosch UniversityUniversity of the Western CapeWestern Cape May 12, 2020
While much of the scientific and medical community rushes to develop therapeutic agents for COVID-19 based on clinical data, getting a better understanding of the brand-new virus remains crucial. That’s why it’s so important that South Africa obtained its very first known laboratory isolate of SARS-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on... Read more
“It’s like searching for buried treasure. When you finally find that zircon in the rocks entombing a fossil, you know you have in your hands a time-capsule from the prehistoric past.” Speaking is Dr Ryan T. Tucker, a sedimentologist and taphonomist in the Department of Earth Sciences at Stellenbosch... Read more
They pollinate a third of our crops and help make a healthy living soil. We must protect them better and learn from ideas that have already been developed in South Africa and elsewhere to conserve themSo says Stellenbosch University insect conservationist Prof Michael Samways, lead author of a new... Read more
Stellenbosch botanist rediscovers extinct species
ResearchStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape May 3, 2020
One of the first recorded species to have been lost to forestry and agriculture in the Western Cape in the 1800s, a type of fountain bush from the pea family that used to grow next to mountain streams in the Tulbagh region, have been rediscovered. Psoralea cataracta was discovered... Read more
National survey of student mental health launched
Latest newsStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape April 17, 2020
Students often face many mental health problems and don’t always get the support they need. And with the disruptions and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are their mental disorders could get worse. To assess the mental health and support needs of South Africa’s undergraduate students, a national... Read more
Developing a code of ethics for research with disabled people
Latest newsResearchStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape April 2, 2020
Various institutions and organisations have developed a range of codes of ethics over many years to protect the rights of those who participate in their research. In some areas, however, there is still a long way to go. An example is research that involves disabled people. “There is a... Read more
