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SoA first-years secure first prize in Deloitte competition
From left to right: Matthew Privett, Sansar Maharaj, Anthony Oosthuizen Keegan Kisten Nicola Vermeulen Photo credit: Lelethu Roto In an impressive display of innovation and expertise, a team of five first-year BAcc students from...
Wole Soyinka: Nobel laureate charms SU audience with razor-sharp wit and wisdom
There are a number of things Wole Soyinka dislikes – one of which is social media. And he's also not keen on people trespassing on his secluded forest property in Nigeria where at the ripe age of 89, he's still a prolific writer and...
SU Convocation to elect three new Council members; fourth member later
The Convocation of Stellenbosch University (SU) will shortly have the opportunity to elect new members of Council. The terms of three Council members elected by Convocation come to an end on 1 April 2016, while another member of Council has...
Rector promises support to Maties Sport
"I'm going to be very supportive of Maties Sport. It forms an important part of Stellenbosch University's brand." Prof Wim de Villiers, rector of Stellenbosch University (SU) shared this sentiment with staff of Maties Sport when he visited...
Military Academy welcomes first years
The Military Academy had its Welcoming Parade for the first year learners (MA18) on 28 January 2016 at the Military Academy parade ground. The Welcoming Parade marks the start to the beginning of the year for the Military Academy, and...
Change requires adjustment
Universities must reinvent themselves and adapt to the rapid changes in higher education to avoid stagnation, writes Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, in an opinion piece in Die Burger on Tuesday...
Only smallholder farmers can embrace wild bees to harvest more, says SA entomologist
Smallholder farmers that go the extra mile to attract more wild bees and other pollinating insects to their land could harvest up to 24% more fruit or crops as a result. They can harness nature's free pollination service by planting...
World Cancer Day 2016 – We Can I Can
World Cancer Day is marked on 4 February and the theme for this year is "We Can I Can". "This theme recognises that the continued battle against cancer is not a singular effort and a unified response is needed to ensure a path to victory,"...
Stellenbosch pomegranate researcher honoured with African Union Science Prize
The African Union (AU) has bestowed one of its highest scientific honours upon agricultural engineer and postharvest technology expert Prof Umezuruike Linus Opara of Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He received the AU Kwame Nkrumah...
Reading project inspires change at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital
This article appeared in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' digital publication VIVUS . Visit www.sun.ac.za/FMHSpublications to subscribe. Mothers of new-born babies and children have experienced the joy and benefits of reading...