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Sport science lecturer conquers mountains (and fear) to help end period poverty
After a bout of Covid-19, sports science lecturer Dr Shaundré Jacobs was intent to take on the gruelling 13 Peaks Challenge to reboot her fitness, and she decided to add purpose to her run by raising money to end period poverty. The 13...
Earth science students shine at world’s largest conference on mineral exploration
Yann Waku and Steve Chingwaru, postgraduate students in the Department of Earth Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU), recently walked away with the first and third prizes in the MSc online presentation category at the Prospectors and...
CDC hearing outcome - full finding
The disciplinary hearing of Mr Theuns du Toit, following an incident at Huis Marais on 15 May 2022, was concluded on 23 June 2022. On 21 July 2022 the independent Central Disciplinary Committee (CDC) of SU found Mr Du Toit guilty of...
Facilities Management getting their hands dirty at AF Louw Primary School in Stellenbosch for Mandela Day
Facilities Management (FM) staff and suppliers arrived in full force at AF Louw Primary School on Monday, 18 July 2022, to get their hands dirty for Mandela Day. There was even massive congestion as vehicles made their way into the school...
SU researchers excel at first African Biotrade Festival
Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers made their mark at the recent inaugural African Biotrade Festival in Johannesburg. Dr Rhoda Malgas and Kyle le Roux were two of the three presenters awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to any academic...
New head of Anatomy brings wealth of knowledge to division
Picture this: A child goes missing and a frantic search ensues. After some years and no success, the official search dies down, but the hopeful family never stops looking. One of their biggest allies in the continued search? Presumptive...
Learners get a sneak preview of wine as a career
There is much more to wine than meets the eye. This was but one of many enlightened discoveries made by a group of learners visiting the Cape Winelands last month as guests of Stellenbosch University and the Elsenburg Agricultural...
SU awarded multi-institutional international research grant
Stellenbosch University (SU), along with three other institutions, has been awarded a R26 million research grant thanks to the unique research of Dr Lizabé Lambrechts, a researcher at the Africa Open Institute (AOI). The project, “Decay...
SU walks away with 3 awards at prestigious ‘Science Oscars’
Stellenbosch University (SU) bagged three prizes at the annual National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/ South32Awards held recently. Two individual researchers, Prof Guy Midgley and Dr Wynand Goosen, were honoured with the Green...
SU introduces field-skills course in hydrogeology
The Department of Earth Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU) has established a Hydrogeology Field Course to fulfil the urgent need for practical skills required for large-scale development and management of groundwater resources in...