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Stellenbosch University Statement
The Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) meets from time to time with persons from the diplomatic corps. Such meetings are purely academic in nature with a focus on exploring possible areas of grassroots academic and...
Moving memorial service celebrates the life of Ainsley Moos
Friends, colleagues and family today (Friday 17 February 2023) paid tribute to Ainsley Moos, Stellenbosch University (SU) Council chairperson, who died unexpectedly on 31 January. The memorial service was held in the Kruiskerk. The end of...
GBV: ‘SU committed to a safe, inclusive and respectful environment’
Stellenbosch University (SU) strongly supports a zero-tolerance stance against gender-based violence (GBV). Therefore, the University is supporting the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign, which will...
Experts urge government to prioritise SA's reading crisis
Most children in South Africa in no-fee schools leave Grade 1 without knowing the alphabet, while 82% of Grade 4 children across the country cannot read for meaning. This stark reality provided the backdrop to the 2030 Reading Panel that...
Interdisciplinary 'Knowledge Skills' sets first-years on path to academic success
Word processing, identifying fake news, plagiarism, how to be a responsible online citizen and digital literacy among the essential knowledge skills first-year students will learn The six-credit module – convened by the Department of...
World Day of Social Justice: We need justice as a virtue
The World Day of Social Justice is celebrated annually on 20 February. In opinion pieces* for the media, Dr Chris Jones (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology / Unit for Moral Leadership) and Prof Nico Koopman (Deputy Vice-Chancellor...
Care and excellence at the heart of Prof Solomons’ success
Behind the kind smile of this warm paediatrician is an astute mind that's constantly searching for inventive ways to better serve the young patients that present at the children's ward at Tygerberg Hospital. “Are we using our available...
Wood Science students are supporting the STEM@Maties programme
The STEM@Maties programme is aimed at previously disadvantaged high schools to familiarise learners with experimental techniques and possible project ideas. About ten schools from the Stellenbosch / Winelands region participated. Karl...
Molecular biologist new Dean of Science at Stellenbosch University
Prof Burtram C Fielding, a molecular biologist and prolific researcher with the University of the Western Cape (UWC), will start his term as the new dean of the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) on 1 April this year (2024)...
SU collaboration offers much-needed support to GBV victims in Cape Winelands
Stellenbosch University (SU) has bolstered its commitment to the fight against gender-based violence by accepting the Ring for Peace Cape Trust’s (RfPCT) invitation to actively participate in establishing the SU INSPIRE (Initiative for...