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SU stories in spotlight on Woordfees TV
A violin made of indigenous African wood, a para-athlete with big dreams and a closer look at the history and future of Pinotage. These three stories, each with a diverse origin, form part of this year's Woordfees-programme, which will be...
Essential cogs in the Museum's machine
South Africa commemorate Heritage Day this September. In celebration of this day, we feature some of the Stellenbosch University Museum staff who play an important role in ensuring the day to day running of the facility. Over the years...
Matie searches for perfect recipe for rhino milk
Stellenbosch University (SU) animal sciences postgraduate student Dakota Guy is trying her level best to formulate a replacement milk for rhinoceros that is as close to the original as possible. The formula milk is to be used to bottle...
First evidence of inflammatory micro clots in blood of individuals suffering from Long COVID
New research indicates that an overload of various inflammatory molecules, literally “trapped" inside insoluble microscopic blood clots (micro clots), might be the cause of some of the lingering symptoms experienced by individuals with...
Maties gear up for Giving Day 2021
Stellenbosch University (SU) is gearing up for its annual Giving Day that will run on the Stellenbosch campus from Thursday, 7 October to Saturday, 9 October 2021 - and we need your support! Giving Day forms part of the recently launched...
Thought-provoking discussions on Woordfees TV
During the more than two decades that Stellenbosch University (SU) has been a sponsor of Woordfees, academics at the university have been given a platform to speak to festivalgoers about their fields of expertise each year. Even though the...
Official launch of the African Rainbow Minerals Geometallurgy Research Chair
Worldwide and in southern Africa the minerals sector is looking towards the emerging field of geometallurgy as a means towards unlocking value and enhancing sustainability practice during ore extraction. Geometallurgy is the integration of...
Rebranding SU together
Dear colleagues and students The rebranding of Stellenbosch University (SU) is making steady progress. Let me bring you up to speed on the numerous developments since my last communique. Use of the new logoSince the logo reveal in April...
SU researchers and students raise the bar at Africa physiology conference
Postgraduate students and researchers from Stellenbosch University certainly raised the bar when they walked away with eight of the 14 awards made during the Physiology Society of Southern Africa's (PSSA) annual conference recently, held...
Mining companies paying lip service to sustainability
Many mining companies are saying the right things and moving forward in terms of incorporating sustainability into their policies and codes of conduct, but their actions do not always match their words. This is according to Charl van der...