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More Maties benefit from Vlakte Bursary
“This is another of those historic moments when we revisit the past in order to create a different, more just future," Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers told the second group of Matie students to...
Human rights champion to engage in talks with Russians, South Koreans
An international champion for human rights, Prof Sandra Liebenberg, HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law at Stellenbosch University (SU)'s Faculty of Law, serves on the prestigious United Nations (UN) Committee on Economic, Social and...
Keep Tygerberg Safe - Meet Romeo Olivier
My name is Mr Olivier and I'm part of the Tygerberg Campus Security team. Any feedback or suggestions for us? Find us in the basement of the Clinical Building, call 021 938 9507 or send a Whatsapp to 082 808 2333. Years on the job: 20...
Geese get a gentle high-tech nudge
Birds and damage in grain breeding trials are synonymous, and each breeder will have his or her unique way to tackle it. Some will go on the offense and others on the defence. The first usually leads to the culling of birds. It’s a last...
Girls hear engineering is demanding, challenging and EXCITING
"People seem to have a lot of admiration and respect for girls who are 'brave' enough to accept the challenge of engineering," said Larissa Tredoux, a first-year Matie engineering student. She was one of the speakers at the Faculty of...
Prestigious award for SU polymer scientist
Prof Harald Pasch, distinguished professor and holder of the SASOL Research Chair in Analytical Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University (SU), was awarded the 2017 Gold Medal of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI). The SACI Gold...
Bursary boost for SU students
Almost R7 million from the Moshal Scholarship Programme, R3.7 million from Eskom and R1.8 million from FNB… These are just some of the many donations that will give Stellenbosch University's bursary coffers a huge boost in 2017, to the...
Supporting students in need
Food insecurity is a real, but often silent struggle that students are facing on a daily basis. And that is why bursaries that are specifically focused on providing meals to needy students are so important. A donor that has been making a...
Freedom of expression and Social Media
According to the Bill of Rights of the South African Constitution: “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, which includes: freedom of the press and other media; freedom to receive or impart information or ideas; freedom of...
South Africa’s long-legged bees adapted to pollinate snapdragon flowers
New research from Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa shows that, in an extraordinary case of adaptation, the disproportionately long front legs of South Africa's oil-collecting Rediviva bee species have evolved in response to the...