The urgency of the climate crisis was overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic for a while, but the South African government displayed a renewed climate focus over the past year.
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Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (SU) is among South Africa’s leading tertiary institutions based on research output, student pass rates and rated scientists, and is recognised internationally as an academic institution of excellence. This is confirmed by two world university rankings after SU was included in the Times Higher Education and QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) world rankings in 2012, for the second consecutive year. In 2011 the University was also listed on the Leiden rankings, and in 2012 SU was named the leading African University by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities which ranks universities according to their web presence.
SU also boasts the second-highest number of scientists in South Africa who have been ranked by the National Research Foundation (NRF) – 306 in 2012. With 18 research chairs under the NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChi), the University is regarded as a leader in the fields of biomedical tuberculosis research and management, wine biotechnology, animal sciences and mathematical biosciences. Another SARChi chair, in the field of invasion biology, is shared between SU and the University of Venda. This constitutes but one of SU’s many partnerships, both local and international. As preferred research partner, SU also participates in various international academic networks.
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Every agricultural role-player is keeping an eye on the developments in the Black Sea region.
Doctors and nurses fear arrests and being charged with culpable homicide even for minor mistakes.
Food-sharing by animals that hunt in groups is not well understood. A new study sheds light on African wild dogs.
One of the consequences of the failure of developing countries like South Africa to authorise self-testing is that it is driving a thriving black market.
A regulatory approach will place an unnecessary burden on bio-innovators. This will discourage local investment for in-house R&D, as well as projects in the public sector.
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The greatness of an institution lies in acknowledging both the light and the shade in its ongoing journey as a great South African university.
Born in Blackness by Howard W. French is a towering work. It argues that, because of gold and slavery, Africa is central to creating the modern world.
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Disengagement from schooling puts students at a greater risk of permanently dropping out of school.
Certains bois africains sont clairement adaptés à la fabrication de violons. On en tire des instruments au son magnifique, bien qu’un peu différent de celui du violon occidental.
Commitments made on the global stage must now be followed through with policy and regulatory reform at national, regional and continental levels.
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Researcher, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
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Associate professor, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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PhD Student in Agriscience, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Researcher, African Wildlife Economy Institute and Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
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Director of the Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University
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Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Development, Stellenbosch University
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Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University
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Researcher, Department of Soil Science, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Criminal and Military law and the Law of Armed Conflict at the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Researcher at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in management and conservation of white sharks, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor, Security Institute for Governance and Leadership In Africa (SIGLA), Stellenbosch University
