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Bark harvesting in indigenous forests impacts forest birds
The unregulated harvesting of timber, bark and poles from indigenous forests in the Eastern Cape is having a negative impact on bird diversity in these vulnerable forests, a new study from Stellenbosch University shows. The Eastern Cape...
Prof Nel celebrates with students
It has been a year since Prof Reggie Nel has become the dean of the Faculty of Theology (FT) at Stellenbosch University. What are the highlights of his first year as dean and what challenges would 2019 hold? “The biggest highlight of 2018...
Student athletes graduate
Push through, work hard, don't quit and enjoy! This was the advice of Maties Sport student athletes who graduated during Stellenbosch University's (SU) graduation ceremonies from 10-14 December. Although some of them found it difficult to...
KAS donates SU book on democracy to nine SA public universities
A book edited and co-authored by Prof Ursula van Beek, the founder and Director of Transformation Research Unit (TRU) at the Political Science Department at Stellenbosch University, will now be made available to nine public universities in...
ISEM research article wins prestigious sports medicine award
Dr Pierre Viviers and colleagues from the Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM) won the prestigious David Sisk Award for Best International Paper for the official journal of the American Orthopaedic Association. Their paper...
People in Africa live longer, but their health is poor in those extra years
This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here . People are now living longer in sub-Saharan Africa than they did two decades ago. This is an achievement, given that life expectancy in the region went...
Brother and sister both receive master's degrees
"It's a great privilege to share such a special moment with my brother. The graduation ceremony is not just a celebration of our studies, but also of our combined growth as individuals and our relationship as brother and sister. " This is...
Two TygerMaties take coveted L’Oréal-UNESCO fellowships
Two PhD candidates with the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) were among 14 exceptional young women scientists in sub-Saharan Africa to receive coveted fellowships from the L'Oréal Foundation. The FMHS' Mss Charlene Goosen and...
SU Teaching Excellence Awards 2018
SU Teaching Excellence Awards 2018 The annual Teaching Excellence Awards and Research Excellence Awards ceremony took place at STIAS on 4 December 2018. The awards were presented at the same function for the second year in a row. Prof...
Accounting student conquers impairment to trounce SAICA exam
Image credit: Mila Ottavini Accounting student conquers impairment to trounce SAICA exam Adjusting to university life as a first-year accounting student is daunting enough but when Mila Ottavini was also diagnosed with a hearing impediment...