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		<title>Vodacom workshop addresses growing demand for Android app developers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why wait until your fourth year in computer science to try your hand at creating an Android app for smartphones? Thanks to a memorandum of understanding with mobile phone giant Vodacom programming enthusiasts (first years to senior students) can attend three free specialist hands-on workshops here on campus this year. The workshops offer a unique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biochemistry Forum: MSc Progress Lecture (18 April)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/04/17/biochemistry-forum-msc-progress-lecture-18-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biochemistry Forum: MSc Progress Lecture Student: Sunette Klopper Title: Cloning and functional charaterization of thiol disulfide interchange system proteins from Staphylococcus aureus Supervisor: Prof E Strauss Date: Thursday 18 April 2013 Time: 13:00 Venue: Biochemistry Seminar Room A111, JC Smuts Building, Stellenbosch Enquiries: Prof Amanda Swart on 021 8085864 or acswart@sun.ac.za]]></description>
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		<title>Getting a head-start for this year’s Mathematics olympiads</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learners from several high schools in Stellenbosch, Somerset West and surrounding areas have been selected to receive specialised training through the South African Mathematics Foundation’s Siyanqoba regional olympiad training programme, hosted by Stellenbosch University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences. Funded by the Department of Science and Technology, the aim of the programme is to reach learners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STIAS Lecture: Prof Ian Hacking (30 April)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/04/16/stias-lecture-prof-ian-hacking-30-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are hereby invited to attend the fourth public STIAS lecture of 2013. This presents an opportunity to academics, researchers and students at SU and in the Western Cape, as well as members of the public, to learn more about the work of STIAS fellows. On this occasion Prof Ian Hacking, Professeur honoraire, Chaire de philosophie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academy to honour a number of SU academics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science and Art) will honour a good number of academics from Stellenbosch University (SU). Two award ceremonies will take place – in Pretoria (27 June) and in Stellenbosch (13 September) respectively. Those honoured from SU are Prof Eugene Cloete, Vice-Rector: Learning and Teaching; Prof [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stellenbosch Forum Lecture: Prof Jacky Snoep (24 April)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/04/15/stellenbosch-forum-lecture-prof-jacky-snoep-24-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are hereby invited to the third Stellenbosch Forum Lecture of the year. The Stellenbosch Forum lecture series was started in 1990 and provides regular opportunities to staff and students at SU, as well as interested people from the public, to learn more about the relevant, world-class research that is being done at SU. Researchers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Based Learning (TBL): What might this mode of delivery offer?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/04/15/team-based-learning-tbl-what-might-this-mode-of-delivery-offer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Science Teaching and Learning Discussion Forum, led by Prof Ingrid Rewitzky, would like to invite you to the following seminar by Prof Judy Paterson from the Department of Mathematics at University of Auckland in New Zealand on Monday 22 April 2013. Venue: Den Bosch Time: 13:00 – 14:00 Date: 22 April 2013 Prof Paterson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>InnovUS event to showcase ideas to build a better world</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/04/11/innovus-event-to-showcase-ideas-to-build-a-better-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovation Mavericks is an initiative proudly brought to you by InnovUS, the innovation company of Stellenbosch University In celebration of World Creativity and Innovation Week (15–22 April), InnovUS will be focusing on the impact that good ideas can have on the day-to-day lives of everyday people. To this end, a Mavericks event will be held at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student success at SU celebrated at FYA&#8217;s prestige evening</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/04/10/student-success-at-su-celebrated-at-prestige-evening/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/04/10/student-success-at-su-celebrated-at-prestige-evening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The special and important relationship between students and lecturers was celebrated on Tuesday at the Rector’s Dinner for Top-Performing Students, hosted by the First-year Academy (FYA) of Stellenbosch University (SU), during which the 30 top performing first-years of 2012 were honoured. Special recognition was also given to the lecturers who these students felt had made the greatest contribution to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biochemistry Forum: MSc Progress Lecture (11 April)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/04/09/biochemistry-forum-msc-progress-lecture-11-april/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/04/09/biochemistry-forum-msc-progress-lecture-11-april/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Student: Christopher van Niekerk Title: &#8217;Investigating aspects of self-production in the context of artificial chemistries&#8217; Supervisor: Prof J-HS Hofmeyr Date: Thursday 11 April 2013 Time: 13:00 Venue:  Biochemistry Seminar Room A111, JC Smuts Building, Stellenbosch Enquiries: Prof Amanda Swart &#8211; 021 808 5864 or acswart@sun.ac.za]]></description>
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		<title>Community media and scientists to tackle water and renewable energy issues</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/28/community-media-and-scientists-to-tackle-water-and-renewable-energy-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/28/community-media-and-scientists-to-tackle-water-and-renewable-energy-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tackling issues like South Africa’s water problems and renewable energy head on, community journalists from the Western Cape will sit around the table with some of the foremost specialists in these fields to thrash out better ways of informing the public. The workshop, From science to society: reporting global change and sustainability issues for rural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How DNA analysis can reveal what’s in your meat</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/28/how-dna-analysis-can-reveal-whats-in-your-meat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Identifying the species contained in a piece of droëwors or burger patty is not as simple as pulling it apart and examining it under a microscope. Stellenbosch University used established DNA sequencing technologies as one of the methods to unravel the extent of mislabelling in the South African meat market. DNA sequencing is the process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Put the global spotlight on your creativity’</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/28/put-the-global-spotlight-on-your-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an official bid partner, Stellenbosch will in 2014 be part of the Cape Town World Design Capital (WDC) celebrations, and staff and students of the University have been invited to submit proposals for inclusion in the year-long programme. Successful projects will receive official WDC 2014 recognition, endorsement and promotion. “This is your opportunity to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biofuel technologies ready for take-off on commercial scale</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/27/biofuel-technologies-ready-for-take-off-on-commercial-scale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States is now ready to take second generation biofuel technologies, such as cellulosic ethanol production, to the market on the same scale and level as the Brazilian model, Dr James McMillian from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), announced Tuesday during the second day of the 20th International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biochemistry Forum: Losing carbs and calories at high temperature (28 March)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/26/biochemistry-forum-losing-carbs-and-calories-at-high-temperature-28-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biochemistry Forum Speaker: Prof Jacky Snoep Title: Losing carbs and calories at high temperature Date: Thursday 28 March 2013 Time: 13:00 Venue: Biochemistry Seminar Room A111, JC Smuts Building, Stellenbosch Enquiries: Prof Amanda Swart, 021 808 5864, e-mail: acswart@sun.ac.za]]></description>
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		<title>Development of bioenergy in Africa should be synonymous with food security and rural transformation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/25/development-of-bioenergy-in-africa-should-be-synonymous-with-food-security-and-rural-transformation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While NEPAD’s bioenergy policy is geared towards the increased use of renewable energy and the development of mega energy infrastructure for the African continent, Africa cannot afford development models where growth is not synonymous with economic inclusivity. This was the message from NEPAD’s chief executive officer, Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, at day one of the International [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Bioinformatics</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/25/postdoctoral-research-fellowship-bioinformatics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Next Generation Sequencing Unit at the Central Analytical Facilities (CAF) is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to join the NGS team and expand the Bioinformatics capacity. Project title:  NGS data analysis in projects related to wheat and wheat diseases Duration: 2 years Scope of Research:  CAF currently boasts a SOLiD 5500xl and an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SU joins thousands across the world in walking for the right to safe water</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/20/su-joins-thousands-across-the-world-in-walking-for-the-right-to-safe-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stellenbosch University (SU) joined thousands of people from Africa and across the world in a “World Walks for Water and Sanitation” event to raise awareness of each and everyone’s right to safe water (video). Organised by the Stellenbosch University Water Institute and the NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE), more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Record number of postgraduates for SU’s Faculty of Science</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/14/record-number-of-postgraduates-for-sus-faculty-of-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With topics ranging from a new hypothesis to explain the formation of the earth’s crust, to a novel process for extracting pure gold from industrial waste streams, the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University has reason to be proud of a further 30 PhD-students graduating in March. This means a record number of 263 postgraduate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s top experts on biofuels to gather in South Africa</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/13/worlds-top-experts-on-biofuels-in-south-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the world’s foremost experts on biofuels, including second and third-generation biofuel technologies, will gather in South Africa for the 20th International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels (ISAF). Taking place from 25 to 27 March at Spier Wine Estate outside Stellenbosch, the conference will focus on the role that alcohol fuels can play in enhancing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stellenbosch Forum Lecture: Prof Robert de Meijer (20 March)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/13/stellenbosch-forum-lecture-prof-robert-de-meijer-20-march/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/13/stellenbosch-forum-lecture-prof-robert-de-meijer-20-march/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are hereby cordially invited to the second Stellenbosch Forum Lecture of the year. The Stellenbosch Forum lecture series was started in 1990 and provides regular opportunities to staff and students at SU, as well as interested people from the public, to learn more about the relevant, world-class research that is being done at SU. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SU mathematician&#8217;s photograph shortlisted for the World Photography Awards</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/11/su-mathematicians-photograph-shortlisted-for-the-world-photography-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Stellenbosch University mathematician’s panoramic and surreal photograph of quiver trees and the Milky Way has been shortlisted in the open category for the World Photography Awards. With over 122 000 entries from 170 countries, the World Photography Awards is one of the world’s leading global photographic awards programmes. Prof Florian Breuer, who specialises in number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maties walk for each and everyone’s right to clean water</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/11/maties-walk-for-each-and-everyones-right-to-clean-water-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/11/maties-walk-for-each-and-everyones-right-to-clean-water-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students and staff of Stellenbosch University (SU)  will participate in a global effort to raise awareness about each and everyone’s right to clean water by “walking the talk” on Tuesday 19 March 2013. Staff of the SU Water Institute has organised a local “World Walks for Water and Sanitation” event and will be joining more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International recognition for student&#8217;s pop-up yoghurt cup</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/08/international-recognition-for-students-pop-up-yoghurt-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stellenbosch University (SU) Food Science student Sarah Erasmus’ eye-catching design of a collapsible plastic cup in which to mix instant yoghurt was placed among the top 13 entrees in the international Student WorldStar packaging design competition. More than 230 entries from 17 countries were received for this international student competition, which is hosted by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maties walk for each and everyone’s right to clean water</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/07/maties-walk-for-each-and-everyones-right-to-clean-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maties students and personnel will participate in a global effort to raise awareness about each and everyone’s right to clean water by “walking the talk” on Tuesday 19 March 2013. Every year, the United Nations’ World Water Day on 22 March aims to raise awareness about water issues, and involves several global campaigns, such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STIAS lecture: Prof Harald zur Hausen (12 March)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/05/stias-lecture-prof-harald-zur-hausen-12-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are hereby cordially invited to attend the second public STIAS lecture of 2013. This presents an opportunity to SU researchers and students, as well as members of the public, to learn more about the work of STIAS fellows. On this occasion Nobel laureate Prof Harald zur Hausen of the German Cancer Research Centre and currently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NITheP public talk on Quantum technology for a networked world: 8 March</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/03/05/nithep-public-talk-on-quantum-technology-for-a-networked-world-8-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The President of the international Institute of Physics (IOP), Prof Sir Peter Knight, will be giving a public talk on &#8220;Quantum technology for a networked world&#8221; on 8 March 2013 at 18:00. The event will take place at the Wallenberg Research Centre of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS). Prof Knight is a British [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major report on new society-wide challenges published</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/02/26/major-report-on-new-society-wide-challenges-published/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centre for Invasion Biology’s director, Prof David Richardson, is one of a team of international authors who contributed to a 750-page report published by the European Environment Agency on a range of environmental issues – from mercury, nuclear accidents, leaded petrol and radiation from mobile phones, to DDT, bees and invasive aliens. Released in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postdoctoral research fellowship: Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/02/18/postdoctoral-research-fellowship-department-of-chemistry-and-polymer-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University has a position open for a postdoctoral student. Scope of Research: Solid-state supramolecular chemistry – design, synthesis and characterisation of novel porous materials Requirement: PhD (must have graduated within the last five years) The successful candidate will have experience in one or more of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biochemistry Forum: MSc Defence (14 February)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/02/12/biochemistry-forum-msc-defence-14-february/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2013/02/12/biochemistry-forum-msc-defence-14-february/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biochemistry Forum: MSc Defence 1: Student: Craig Adriaanse Title: An investigation into the multimeric complex formation of Cytochrome Supervisor: Prof P Swart 2: Student: Wiets Roos Title: An investigation into the prevalence, detection and race identification of South African potato viruses Supervisor: Prof DU Bellstedt 3: Student: Erick van Schalkwyk Title: Construction and analysis of a kinetic model of [...]]]></description>
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