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​Chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's Bing Chat, and Google's Bard are grabbing the world's attention. In an opinion piece for News24, Dr Tanya de Villiers-Botha (Centre for Applied Ethics) emphasises the need for greater awareness…

Currently there is no national breast screening programme in South Africa. Whilst many women can undergo individual breast surveillance (mammogram and examination), the majority of women in this country do not have access to screening.…

Prof Frank Tanser, a leading South African scientist in the field of HIV, has joined the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) as Director of Population Health Innovation.He is a professor jointly appointed at the School for…

The big buzzword of 2023, ChatGPT, came under scrutiny in the first instalment of a brand-new lecture series presented on the Stellenbosch University (SU) main campus this week. Themed “The Future of Intelligence: ChatGPT and its…

Municipalities, especially the smaller ones, should consider implementing a circular economic model of reusing, recycling, refurbishment and remanufacturing of waste products instead of just dumping them in landfills. This could help them…

Working from home became a nightmare for many of South Africa's women academics during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic-enforced lockdown in 2020. Increased workloads, domestic pressures, and inadequate workspaces turned the…

Research at Stellenbosch University (SU) into long Covid has received an “Artificial Intelligence" boost worth over R11.75 million (€600 000) over the next three years via the Erasmus.AI search engine.The Erasmus.AI engine, lead by SU…

Council has oversight responsibility over academic and operational issues, as well as institutional policy and strategy.SU registrar Dr Ronel Retief thanked members of the Donors Electoral College who voted in the election. Conradie was…

When we talk about the university's Welcoming programme, we usually think about first years who are coming to study at Stellenbosch University (SU) for the first time. This year, however, the university held its first inaugural…

A PhD-student in chemistry at Stellenbosch University, Jessica Thibaud, is one of six South African female scientists to have received a generous grant from L'Oréal's Fondation L'Oreal and UNESCO (the United Nations Educational,…