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Emma has big dreams – in and out of the water
Maties Swimming's Emma Chelius was only eight months old when she attended her first water safety lesson. Approximately 20 years later this third-year BCom Management Accounting student at Stellenbosch has been selected for the SA team...
New dates for postponed exam opportunities
Update 9 June Exam timetables and venue information is available as per usual on the Student portal under the heading 'Studies'. Update 8 June Students who have to change flight arrangements due to the postponed exams, tests or other...
Oceans are key to our survival
Thursday (8 June 2017) is World Oceans Day. In an article published on The Conversation website on Tuesday (6 June 2017), Prof Sophie von der Heyden, from the Department of Botany and Zoology, writes that we must look after our oceans...
Research can help relieve chronic pain
A researcher at Stellenbosch University (SU) has developed a set of evidence-based guidelines that will improve the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP), specifically in the South African context. CMSP has a negative impact on...
Social media: building bridges between different worlds
The following article by Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers was published by University World News recently. It is based on his input for a panel discussion on "Safe spaces – university culture wars" at...
Social media: building bridges between different realities
The following article by Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers was published by University World News recently. It is based on his input for a panel discussion on "Safe spaces – university culture wars" at...
SU again improves its position on QS rankings for universities
Stellenbosch University (SU) again improved its position on the QS World University Ranking 2017/18. SU is now second in South Africa after it was placed third in the 2016/17 rankings. SU is now in position 361 on the rankings after it was...
Programme for Chamber Music Festival 2017 announced
The 14 th Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival will run from 30 June to 9 July at the Stellenbosch Konservatorium. The Konservatorium is the home of the Department of Music at Stellenbosch University and the SICMF is surely one...
Concrete as Structural Engineering Material Short Course
UCM members Wibke de Villiers and Riaan Combrinck presented and helped arrange a CPD short course on concrete as structural engineering material. The course was held at Stias in Stellenbosch on the 12 th of May. Other presenters included...
Course in Minimal Access Gynaecological Surgery in full swing
Launched in April 2016, the new MPhil degree in Minimal Access Gynaecological Surgery (MAGS) is in full swing. And, according to programme coordinator Dr Viju Thomas, the first fellow is making great progress. This innovative programme is...