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The SU Plant Breeding Lab: a core part of the national Wheat Breeding Platform
Stellenbosch University's Plant Breeding Laboratory (SU-PBL) is a key partner in a national initiative that has its sights set on increasing the yields and boosting the profitability of wheat produced by South African farmers. The national...
Ride the Cycle Tour for #Maties100 bursaries
Whether you have already signed up for the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour, or are still thinking about it, why not do it to raise funds for student bursaries? We would like to invite all keen cyclists to join Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector...
South African entomopathogenic nematodes effectively kill fungus gnat pests
Fungus gnats are serious pests in South Africa's undercover farming, often harming production of various crops. The larvae of fungus gnats are soil-dwelling and, if uncontrolled, can chew through a plant's underground root system and...
Naspers to sponsor Mandarin lecturers at SU, announces Chinese Ambassador
The Chinese Ambassador to South Africa, His Excellency Lin Songtian, announced this afternoon (Friday 10 November 2017) that Naspers will sponsor two additional Mandarin lecturers from China for 5 years at Stellenbosch University (SU). The...
Insect mass-rearing workshop comes to South Africa
Solutions to end world hunger and the destruction of our planet might lie in an unlikely place, in our tiniest and most overlooked six-legged friends, the insects. Just as cattle, fish or other livestock are reared in large numbers – such...
Students win trip to London after virtual success on stock exchange
Two Stellenbosch University students won an all-expenses paid trip to visit the London Stock Exchange and R12500 each after coming out tops in the 2017 JSE Investment Challenge. Now in its 44th year the Challenge aims to educate the youth...
Mandela Rhodes scholarship awarded to Education student
Barely a month after receiving two Rector's Awards – one for excellent leadership and one for excellent service delivery – Education student MK Nompumza received news that he has been awarded a Mandela Rhodes Scholarship. The overarching...
Jason Evezard: At the top of his game (and his studies)
At the recent annual Maties Sport Awards evening, Maties Water Polo player Jason Evezard was called to the stage twice – once to receive full colours for his water polo achievements and once more to receive an award as top academic...
Fee commission report released
President Jacob Zuma has officially released the report of the Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training in South Africa. The Commission was established in January 2016 to investigate university fees. To...
Global experts in Cape Town to probe changing HIV/AIDS epidemic
HIV/AIDS experts from five continents across the world will be in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13-15 November 2017 to probe the dynamics of a changing HIV/AIDS epidemic and to address issues related to prevention, treatment and care. The...