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Inspirational lecturers honoured by students
“Witty", “energetic" and “dynamic" is how one of the top first-year medical students characterised lectures by Prof Hans Strijdom from the Division of Medical Physiology at Stellenbosch University (SU) when she nominated Strijdom as her...
Opening of new and improved Van der Sterr building celebrated
A phoenix rising from the ashes. This is how Prof Johan Malan, acting dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University, described the new and improved Van der Sterr complex at a function celebrating its...
#WomenofSU – Focus on Dr Christine Steenkamp
In the late 1990's when Dr Christine Steenkamp enrolled to study physics at Stellenbosch University (SU) she had no idea that just a decade later she would be hailed as a pioneer in the field of laser spectroscopy. Based in the Department...
Erasmus+ Exchange to University of Bologna
Prof Billy Boshoff from the Unit of Construction Materials (UCM) visited the University of Bologna for a week during May 2017 as part of his sabbatical. This exchange was an Erasmus+ staff mobility. The purpose of the Erasmus+ programme is...
Thumbs up for breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is the most beneficial feeding option for infants born to HIV-infected women and should be continued until at least 12 months. This 2010 recommendation by the World Health Organisation (WHO), revised in 2013 and again in 2016...
#WomenofSU – Focus on Dr Ronel Retief
Dr Ronel Retief is a trailblazer. At the start of this year, she officially took up the role of Registrar at Stellenbosch University (SU), making her the first female to hold this key position at the institution. Retief boasts an...
Prof Danie Brink appointed as new dean of Faculty of AgriSciences
Prof Danie Brink took on two very diverse challenges in July. The one was to tackle the punishing Berg River Canoe Marathon for a second time. The other was to accept the challenge to lead Stellenbosch University's Faculty of AgriSciences...
Online assessment could improve maths marks of deaf learners
Online mathematics assessment (OMA) could help improve the mathematics performance of deaf and hard-of-hearing learners in South Africa. This is one of the key findings of a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU). “OMAs can help deaf and...
Women's Month Celebrations at Stellenbosch University
This Women's Month we are encouraged and excited by the campus events that will explore identity, power history, institutional culture and rediscover silenced histories. A number of our projects and conversations will use the...
Music students win top prizes at ATKV-Muziq
Two music students from the Music Department in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences have walked away with the top prizes at the national instrumental classical music competition, ATKV-Muziq, which was held on 29 July in Parow, Cape Town...