Author: Media & Communication: Faculty of Science
Prof Leon Dicks, distinguished professor from Stellenbosch University’s Department of Microbiology, is the winner of the Havenga prize for life sciences, awarded by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.
The prize is awarded annually for original research in the natural sciences and/or technology and […]
Authors: Karin Jacobs, Kathryn Wirth
We asked our third year students to run their own research projects… This is the result!
Thousands of prospective Maties visited Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Open Day on Friday (11 April) to find out more about career opportunities, courses, accommodation or just to get a taste of what Matieland has to offer. Estimates are that between 5 000 and 7 500 visitors flocked to the campus and visited the several tents. […]
The new 2014 HonsBSc recruits at the Department of Microbiology hosted an informal braai (BBQ) for the rest of the department on Tuesday 18 February in Hollywood style. In addition to getting a glimpse of their catering and dress up skills, the event aimed to provide an opportunity to get to know the new arrivals and vice […]
Winter time at Stellenbosch University has become synonymous with a hive of community interaction activities. Two such events the Department participated in were the Maties Science Winter Week (23 to 27 June 2013) and the US Open Day (2 August). As part of the Maties Science Winter Week, our department, under guidance of Dr Wesaal Khan, hosted two highly interactive sessions […]
Students and staff of the Department of Microbiology enjoyed a wine tasting tour on Friday, 5 April 2013, at Zorgvliet, Tokara and Lanzerac wine estates. Here’s the photo gallery:
17 April
12:00 – 13:00
JC Smuts, A309
Inge Laubsher
MSc Defence
Characterisation of plasmid p31T1 isolated from Aeromonas
24 April
8:30 – 13:00
Erfurt Huis, Ryneveld street
Hons. Presentations
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On Friday 9 November 2012, the Department of Microbiology celebrated another memorable year with a lunch at the Olivello restaurant at Marianne Wine Estate with some great food, fine wine and the customary tongue-in-cheek Annual Microbiology Awards ceremony. Staff and students were treated to a well-deserved relaxing afternoon with some rustic food (with a Mediterranean […]
Economic growth and stability, standard of living, social inclusion, development of human capital, critical infrastructure, urbanization, industrialization, human rights and jobs for the nation are among the ideals and realities faced by most nations and governments in our current world. However, the benefits of economic welfare are frequently accompanied by increased pressure […]
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