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Study shows children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis can be treated
The results of a large, international systematic review published in the journal PLOS Medicine show that tuberculosis treatment is successful in children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The study was used to inform the...
Mathematics students fare well at IMC 2018
A group of Mathematics students from Stellenbosch University participated in the 25 th annual International Mathematics Competition for university students that took place in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 July 2018. More than 350...
South Africa may finally be marching towards solutions to sexual violence
The start of Women's Month (August) in South Africa this year was refreshingly different from other years as women took to the streets in #TheTotalShutdown protests. It saved the country from the yearly hackneyed speeches by politicians...
Co-curriculum gives students a head start
In keeping with the intent of Stellenbosch University (SU) of producing thought leaders for the future, students are now able to receive recognition for accredited co-curricular learning on their academic transcript at their graduation...
Getting citizen science into South African class rooms
A group of researchers and educators interested in developing Citizen Science outreach projects participated in a three-day workshop at Stellenbosch University from 9 to 11 July 2018. With this workshop, SU's Department of Earth Sciences...
PhD student wins first international Anders Bäckström Prize
The Rev Mwawi Chilongozi, a PhD in Theology student at Stellenbosch University (SU), has won the international Anders Bäckström Prize, to be awarded for the first time during the conference of the International Society for the Research and...
Parliament congratulates SU on turning 100
Parliament has congratulated Stellenbosch University (SU) on marking its Centenary this year, “recognising the University's contribution as a national asset and its resolute, steady progress in terms of promoting multilingualism...
#WomenofSU: Tracking diabetes
Finding the right biochemical tests to detect diabetes mellitus earlier can reduce the heavy burden of this disease on the healthcare system and local communities. Globally, diabetes is rising at an alarming rate due to the obesity...
Clean sweep for female scientists at WISA
In a first for Stellenbosch University, three of the institution's eminent female scientists made a clean sweep in the same category at the annual South African Women in Science Awards (WISA) ceremony in Polokwane on Thursday (23 August...
Successful first fintechathon at SU
Stellenbosch University (SU), in partnership with LaunchLab and Innovus, held a successful first fintech-themed hackathon recently. According to Camille de Villiers, Technology Transfer Officer at Innovus, the judges were very impressed...