Eloy de Lera (Cavendish), Dirk de Villiers (Stellenbosch), Dominic Anstey (Cavendish), Carla Pieterse (Stellenbosch), Saurabh Pegwal (Stellenbosch) and Wessel Croukamp (Stellenbosch) at the Karoo radio reserve (South Africa) with the first REACH antenna.

A spice as medicine: The possible role of turmeric in treating Parkinson’s disease. Read more: bit.ly/3PjQMxr SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics

Prof Anriëtte Bekker, a Stellenbosch University vibration science expert, braves harsh conditions to enhance seafarers' safety using data from onboard mechanical sensors and engineering models on polar vessels. Read more: bit.ly/46IS9wx Faculty of Engineering - Stellenbosch University Jorisna Bonthuys

By the late 2020s, 263 radio antennas will be installed for the USA's Next Gen Very Large Array project, including 244 large dishes, which serves as markers of Southern African engineering, designed by Profs. Lehmensiek and De Villiers. 👉 bit.ly/3ZTV2Z3 @engelbriewe

#ICYMI | Since the launch of the Laboratory of Economics of Africa’s Past (LEAP), its projects have contributed to widening the scope and awareness of the economic and social history of Africa. Read more: bit.ly/46rhrPT Laboratory for the Economics of Africa's Past Johan Fourie

Prof Richard Walls, leading FireSUN at Stellenbosch University, emphasises the need to understand and prevent urban fires, especially in informal settlements. FireSUN trains future fire safety experts and offers unique academic programs. bit.ly/46yBYlV Jorisna Bonthuys

Oxalis — a genus in a hurry! From unique germination strategies to preventing inbreeding, Oxalis is a true botanical marvel. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3Lvqhnk

Please vote for another Mzansi win. Wild Restoration NPO have been making great headway in clearing the Greyton Mountains of invasive aliens and are now in the running for a significant international funding opportunity to clear 50,000 pines across 280 hectares. 1

Last push, voting closes at noon! #fynbosrestoration and communities driving it.

The DISARM project is the first systematic global study to look at what causes conflict recurrence after disarmament has taken place. The project is a collaboration between Stellenbosch University, led by Dr Guy Lamb & the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). bit.ly/40mbWzT

Marine biologists from Stellenbosch University & collaborators have deployed a 30m-long Sharksafe Barrier™ (SharkSafe Barrier Pty Ltd), the innovative shark-specific barrier tech in the Bahamas. Read more: bit.ly/3Surmjy Sara Andreotti Wiida Faculty of Science

Dept. General #Linguistics, Stellenbosch University hosts the Child Language Development Node, who are working on a project to develop locally relevant Communicative Development Inventories for all of SA’s official languages & #SASL. bit.ly/49vhv3i Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (SU) Anél Lewis (Ally)

The researchers, based in the ​Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics) in the SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty, are determined to understand exactly how the transmission of TB occurs between wildlife, livestock, and people. Read more: bit.ly/416VDY8 Jorisna Bonthuys

First for South Africa. zTB in people. nature.com/articles/d4414…

First zoonotic TB detected in human sputum in South Africa. #tb #zoonotic #zoonotictb #onehealth #bovinetb #zoonotic World Organisation for Animal Health SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences TB Genomics WG Research at Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University

We are really expanding collaboration on the source of zoonotic transmission in South Africa with WG, a must read piece below on the first detection of animal TB spread in humans.

Congratulations to Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, who has won the 2024 Templeton Prize for her insights into the mechanisms of trauma and forgiveness in post-apartheid South Africa, which have created a globally recognized model for social healing.

Templeton Prize Read more about Prof Gobodo-Madikizela's work on SU`s Research for Impact platform: www0.sun.ac.za/.../reckoning-…

Public procurement is big business. Globally, governments spend around USD13 trillion on the procurement of goods and services each year. In South Africa, this government expense amounts to almost R1 trillion annually — around 12% of the country’s annual gross domestic product

In a small house in Vosloorus, Hlubi stands on tiptoe to reach two old trophies — one for netball, one for maths. “I was good at both, but that was long ago,” she says. Now 24, she’s a sex worker — and her red shirt says what she’s had to fight to believe: “Sex work is work.”