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Prof Homi Bhabha and William Kentridge offer riveting insights in conversation at SU
Two phenomenal minds dazzled a Stellenbosch audience recently when they spent 90 minutes in awe of the intellectual and creative gymnastics of the renowned scholar Prof Homi Bhabha and the acclaimed artist William Kentridge. Entitled “The...
Future professors at SU get a big boost with SUNRISE
A cutting-edge programme to support top academics in their journey to becoming professors was recently introduced at Stellenbosch University (SU). The launch of the initiative celebrated the start of the SUNRISE (Stellenbosch University...
App offers hope to PTSD sufferers in SA
Many South Africans who are exposed to trauma and suffer from posttraumatic stress order (PTSD) do not always receive the treatment they need to deal with crippling and disabling flashbacks, nightmares, stress, and anxiety. They don't...
A PhD at 25, a job overseas and wedding bells for gifted food scientist
The first few months of 2024 will always be a memorable milestone in Dr Jana van Rooyen's life. Not only did she obtain a PhD in Food Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) at 25, but she also moved abroad, started a new job and...
A focus on pursuing and sharing knowledge
After about three years leading the Africa Centre team as interim director, Dr Munya Saruchera is stepping down to focus more of his time and energy on teaching, research and collaboration. (And, as a happy consequence, his garden.) Let’s...
Master’s student overcomes several obstacles to graduate with distinction in the field that ‘chose her’
For someone who initially thought speech therapy involved teaching people how to write speeches, Ntokozo Ndlovu has excelled in this field, graduating from Stellenbosch University (SU) during it's March graduation series with a master's...
Prof Stephen Matope helps building the future through additive manufacturing
Prof Stephen Matope from the Department of Industrial Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday, 4 April 2024. The title of the lecture was “Additive manufacturing: A...
World Health Day: Budget cuts threaten right to health
World Health Day was observed on 7 April. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Bob Mash from the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine writes that massive budget cuts in the public health sector threaten South Africans'...
SU’s Policy Innovation Lab a first in Africa
Stellenbosch University (SU), through a partnership with the Presidency, the German government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, this week officially launched Africa's first P olicy Innovation Lab . Established at SU's School for...
Minecraft Education helps improve learners’ coding & robotics skills
The digital game-based learning platform Minecraft Education can help learners to improve their skills in coding and robotics which will stand them in good stead when they enter the workplace of the future. This is according to a new study...