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Members of the Biomedical Engineering Research Group at Stellenbosch University have developed a novel screening tool for ADHD amongst children. The project team comprises Prof Pieter Fourie, a paediatrician and 
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How can you apply data to make the best decisions? This is what drives Prof Jacomine Grobler who joined the Department of Industrial Engineering on 1 February 2019 as Associate Professor. 
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The Faculty of Engineering is proud to welcome Prof Andries Engelbrecht on its academic staff. Prof Engelbrecht is an A-rated researcher as rated by die National Research Foundation (NRF). This 
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A delegation led by Ms Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Deputy Minister of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, visited Stellenbosch University of Friday, 11 January 2019. 
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Frederick Bester (BEng Civil) won the 2018 Jac van der Merwe Competition for Innovation that was held in December last year at the Faculty of Engineering. Six candidates, representing the 
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A deluge of data confronts the world today. No wonder data science is now regarded as a very important field. Thorsten Schmidt-Dumont, a PhD graduate in Industrial Engineering, will have 
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“It was a fantastic opportunity with a buzz of activities and interaction,” says Prof Willie Perold (Vice-Dean: Research and Industry Liaison) about the Faculty of Engineering’s first Open Day for 
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Saajidah Williams (a Master in Engineering graduate) did not follow the traditional route of doing a BEng degree first. With her unusual and exceptional background, she will be able to 
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Talon Garikayi, a PhD graduate in Mechatronic Engineering, is motivated by a desire to help amputees in Africa. He says: “I grew up in a Zimbabwean village close to the 
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When Cara Schwarz kicked off her studies in 1996 as a first-year Maties Chemical Engineering student, she had no idea that one day she would become the first female full 
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