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Maths undergrads make history with published research paper

Maths undergrads make history with published research paper

Two mathematics students from Stellenbosch University (SU) have made mathematical history when their week-long internship with a mathematician at the University...

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Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

Dr Ryan Sweke is the first South African born and trained scientist to be awarded the Alexander von Humboldt German Research Chair of Mathematics and its...

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Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

​​Dr Ryan Sweke is the first South African born and trained scientist to be awarded the Alexander von Humboldt German Research Chair of Mathematics and its...

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SU alumni dream team takes first place in Cambridge Misinformation Hackathon

SU alumni dream team takes first place in Cambridge Misinformation Hackathon

​A web-based plugin which addresses misleading numerical claims in online media reports earned three Stellenbosch University alumni first place in the Cambridg...

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SU tops the ranks in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad

SU tops the ranks in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) came out tops at the South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad recently, with six SU students ranked in the top 12.

Nearly 300...

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Maths lecturer attends prestigious Heidelberg Laureate Forum

Maths lecturer attends prestigious Heidelberg Laureate Forum

​A junior lecturer and PhD student in Mathematical Sciences, Jacques Rabie, rubbed shoulders with some of the top researchers in his field at the Heidelberg...

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SU students top of the class in 2021 Wits Maths Competition

SU students top of the class in 2021 Wits Maths Competition

​Four undergraduate students from Stellenbosch University made it into the top 10 of the annual University of the Witwatersrand Mathematics Competition, with...

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Maties engineering student wins SA mathematics Olympiad

Maties engineering student wins SA mathematics Olympiad

Ralph McDougall, a second year engineering student from Stellenbosch University, was the overall winner of the ninth South African Tertiary Mathematics...

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