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Catholic Press Association honours Prof Juliana Claassens
Prof Juliana Claassens, Chair of the Department Old and New Testament at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Theology, aims to “give a voice to women who have struggled throughout biblical times against persecution" in her book Claiming...
Baby Protea Stephanie Brandt ready for Netball World Youth Cup
A Matie, a Southern Sting and now a Baby Protea. Goalkeeper Stephanie Brandt (21), who has represented Maties on the netball court since her first year in 2015, will represent South Africa at the Netball World Youth Cup in Botswana from 8...
Personal mobile platform helps prevent spread of HIV
While mobile platforms are becoming an increasingly common medical and public health tool, few evaluations of their effectiveness exist. A new joint doctoral thesis from the Karolinska Institute (KI) in Sweden and Stellenbosch University...
Maties Cheerleaders focus on 2018 after whirlwind start
After a whirlwind start to the year and only four months after being formed, the Maties Cheerleading squad came second in the Tertiary All Girl category at the SAMCA's national competition in Durban this past weekend. The squad...
Polymer science postgrad shines on international stage
Ms Nonkululeko Radebe, an MSc student in polymer science at Stellenbosch University (SU), was awarded the prestigious Borealis Poster Award at an international conference on polymer analysis and characterization ( ISPAC 2017) which took...
Engineering students triumph at International Student Cluster Competition
A team of South African computer science and engineering students has won second prize in the International Student Cluster Competition (ISCC), held at the International Supercomputing Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, in June. Philip...
Lessons Mandela taught us
Tuesday (18 July) we celebrate Mandela Day. In opinion pieces in the media, the following staff and students at Stellenbosch University write about some of the lessons Mandela taught us. Click on the links below to read the articles: Prof...
Academy for Science and Arts honours SU academics
The South African Academy for Science and Arts (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns) recently rewarded Stellenbosch University (SU) academics for their contribution to science and the arts at an awards event in Stellenbosch. The...
Saving the paintbrush lily from extinction
A major effort is underway to conserve the last remaining 60 individual paintbrush lilies ( Haemanthus pumilio) in the Duthie Nature Reserve in Stellenbosch, as well as increase the population through micropropagation. Martin Smit, curator...
Stellenbosch University staff and students celebrate Mandela Day
Stellenbosch University (SU) staff and students pitched in their 67 minutes in celebration of former president Nelson Mandela's legacy and life's work, on Tuesday (18 July). Members of the SU Golden Key International Honour society and...