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SKA will help reverse African brain drain, Rector says in Australia

“The fact that the bulk of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be built in Africa, will help us reverse the brain drain from the continent,” Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Russel Botman told delegates to an international academic conference in Australia this morning (Tuesday, 12 June 2012). “South Africa won’t be the only [...]

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Workshop on Australian acacias held at SU

Workshop on Australian acacias held at SU

Australian acacias are the topic of discussion during an extensive workshop being held this week by the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology(C·I·B) at Stellenbosch University (SU). According to workshop organiser Prof Dave Richardson of the C·I·B, the focus falls on the ecology and management of Australian acacia as they occur outside their natural [...]

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