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Torchbearer for female athletes leads the way at Maties Sport
In celebration of Women's Month, Stellenbosch University is shining a spotlight on the exceptional women of our institution. As we celebrate the remarkable achievements of female academics with this series of profiles, we also illuminate...
Stellenbosch University LaunchLab appoints new CEO
Leaving behind the hustle and grind of New York City's investment banking world for San Francisco's rolling hills and hiking trails he realised that he wanted to build businesses that had the potential to positively affect people's lives...
Daniel Barrish is SA’s chess champ
When it comes to life goals, there's nothing timid about Maties Sport chess player and current South African national champion Daniel Barrish. But then, why be shy when you can claim a draw against all-time chess legend Garry Kasparov when...
Reading aloud is the foundation of literacy development
Wednesday (5 February) is World Read Aloud Day. In an opinion piece in Cape Argus, Dr Zelda Barends from the Department of Curriculum Studies argues that reading aloud to children helps entice them to read and, in so doing, improves their...
New "Share a room" ResEd workshop breaks down boundaries
The Centre for Student Communities at Stellenbosch University (SU) in partnership with the university's Transformation Office has been running a number of ResEd workshops since the start of Welcoming Week. As part of the ResEd programme...
Researcher's collaboration with Khoisan community recognised
A research collaboration between Dr Menán du Plessis, an Associate Professor in the General Linguistics Department at Stellenbosch University, and the Khoisan community, has not only led to the first extensive documentation of the lost...
Graduate School welcomes PhD students of 2020
The Graduate School of Economic and Management Sciences (GEM) welcomed its 2020 intake of PhD students at a function in Stellenbosch on Tuesday. Home of a full-time residential doctoral programme, GEM was established as part of the Faculty...
Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk
Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) compared to those unexposed or only exposed in the first trimester of pregnancy...
The latest information on the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Stellenbosch University (SU) is closely monitoring the developments surrounding the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) that was declared a global health emergency by the World Health...
Responsible alcohol use at SU (message to students and staff)
7 February 2020 Dear Students and Colleagues With the general commencement of classes at Stellenbosch University (SU) earlier this week, activities on all our campuses are now in full swing again. Welcome to everyone, and best of luck with...