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Maties kick off international sporting careers in Canada
Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students and multi-sport athletes have travelled almost halfway across the world to kick off their international sporting careers at the 2017 ITU Multisport World Championship Festival, held from 18-27...
ESRRC a ‘safe space’ for new generation of education scholars
As the annual Education Students' Regional Research Conference (ESRRC) draws near, postgraduate students from the four universities in the Western Cape have already benefitted from two workshops organised to assist them in their preparation...
“Missing data” makes Biometry lecturer tick
Johané Nienkemper-Swanepoel is a member of that rare breed of scientists who does research to help others do their own investigative work more thoroughly. This PhD student and lecturer at Stellenbosch University uses her skills in...
#WomenofSU – Focus on Prof Juliana Claassens
In 1991, Professor Juliana Claassens of the Department of Old and New Testament was part of the first class of female theological students in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University (SU). Today she heads the Gender Unit in the...
First deep brain stimulation procedure at Tygerberg
A man with tardive dystonia, a condition characterised by abnormal movements, improved drastically after undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) at Tygerberg Hospital. The DBS implant was a first for this hospital and it was also the first...
Smart Water Meter helps schools to save water
Every drop counts – not only when it comes to preventing water wastage but also saving the bank account from drying up. This is especially true for schools with already constrained resources and with limited tools available to affect...
#WomenofSU: Probing the secrets of mind, body and soul
Prof Soraya Seedat joined Stellenbosch University's Department of Psychiatry in 1992, fresh from her MB,ChB internship and keen to become a medical researcher, but not sure whether to specialise in psychiatry or paediatrics. One year as a...
SA divided and Constitution under attack, but hope is not lost, says February
The Q&A that followed the delivery of the sixth annual Frederik van Zyl Slabbert Honorary Lecture, hosted at Stellenbosch University recently, was an often tense session, highlighted by impassioned questions and declarations on “disruptive...
#WomenofSU – Focus on Legal Aid Clinic
Motivated by a strong sense of civic responsibility and a desire to give a voice to the voiceless, the staff of the Legal Aid Clinic is making a difference in the lives of the individuals they serve and contributing to the upliftment of...
Use constitutional rights to transform SA – Judge Albie Sachs
We should use the rights we have under the Constitution to bring about the next wave of change in South Africa, said former judge of the Constitutional Court and anti-apartheid activist Albie Sachs on Thursday (24 August 2017). He...