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Article by Dr Alec Basson, Senior Science Writer at Stellenbosch University Rhino poaching is a very serious problem in South Africa with more than 1 000 rhinos having been killed each 
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The founder of the Solar Thermal Energy Research Group (STERG) at Stellenbosch University, Dr Paul Gauché, received a 2019 NIPMO Intellectual Property Creators Award. He received this National Intellectual Property 
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At the Faculty of Engineering, the civil engineers are smiling. The reason is that the Engineering building complex resembles a construction site and they feel at home. In fact, it 
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Dr Herman Kamper has received a coveted Google Faculty Research Award, one of only a few made to researchers in Africa so far. He says: “Google would like to build 
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The Stellenbosch Technology Centre (STC-LAM), in the Department of Industrial Engineering, is part of an international Fraunhofer Institute project on Biological Transformation in Manufacturing. One of the aims of the 
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The Faculty of Engineering is fortunate that a highly-experienced process engineer, award-winning patent holder and author has joined its academic corps. Prof Craig McGregor has been appointed as an Associate 
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The Faculty of Engineering’s Research Showcase held in Johannesburg on 7 June attracted approximately 100 people from industry. This event was the first of its kind in Gauteng. “In November 
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“I have always had a passion to return to academia where I can focus on applied research on real-life problems that will benefit the whole country,” says Christo Nicholls, the 
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The Department of Civil Engineering is proud to have four new SAICE Fellows in its midst. They are profs Kobus du Plessis, Gideon van Zijl, Celeste Viljoen and Jan Wium. 
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BEng (E&E) Data Engineering Specialisation The Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University will introduce a new BEng degree in Data Engineering from February 2020. This degree is a new specialisation stream in 
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