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Women engineers can be precious problem solvers
You could be a 'precious problem solver' if you become an engineer. That was the main theme conveyed by speakers at the Women in Engineering afternoon hosted by the Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University, in August. Approximately...
Faculty of Education applies innovative approach to new honours programmes
The Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU) will implement several new honours programmes in a blended learning mode in 2017. The new Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications require all teacher education...
Scientists benefit from sharing their research with the public
Scientists who share their research with the public will not only connect to new audiences but will also see how their work makes a difference to real people, writes Marina Joubert of the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and...
MFM scoops award for Safety Campaign
For the second consecutive year, Maties radio station MFM walked away with the award for "Best Campus Media" for its bi-annual Safety Campaign, at the Diageo Responsible Drinking Media Awards (RDMAs) held in Sandton on Wednesday, 31 August...
Meet Junior Ndabaza: #MyTygerMaties60
As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Junior Ndabaza. “I’m a pretty chilled guy, who likes to...
Paralympics 2016: Ready, steady, go
The Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games kicks off today and 45 athletes with physical and visual impairment will represent South Africa in 10 different sports codes. Probably not all 45 athletes will return with medals, but each of them...
Genetics of the KhoeSan population mapped
A study published yesterday by the Genetics Society of America in its journal Genetics shows that geography and ecology are key factors that have influenced the genetic makeup of human groups in southern Africa. The study is the result of...
Stories improve kids’ literacy skills
Today (8 September 2016) in International Literacy Day. In an opinion piece published in Cape Argus, Dr Suzanne Ross of the Language Centre at Stellenbosch University writes about how storybooks can help improve the literacy skills of...
More children survive cancer
Eight out of ten children with sufficient access to healthcare stand a chance to survive childhood cancer due to progress in the field of medicine and treatment of this disease. But in Africa, it is a different picture altogether. "Children...
Political Studies Association honours SU’s Pierre du Toit
The South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) has honoured Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Prof Pierre du Toit with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. SAAPS is the oldest professional and subject association for...