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Russel Botman Memorial Lecture
The Russel Botman Memorial Lecture, commemorating the life of Prof Hayman Russel Botman, is hosted annually by the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University in conjunction with the curatoria of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Uniting...
Teachers play crucial role in SA’s development
Wednesday (5 October 2016) is World Teachers Day. In an opinion piece published in Cape Argus, Dr Lorna Dreyer of the Department of Educational Psychology writes that teachers, especially those in the Foundation Phase, need more support to...
New Vice-Dean for Faculty
Prof Pregala (Solosh) Pillay has been appointed as Vice-Dean: Social Impact and Transformation in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences from 1 October 2016. Prof Pillay is a Professor in the School of Public Leadership and...
SU physiology students reap top awards
Two physiology students from Stellenbosch University (SU), Tanja Davis and Jenelle Govender, were the winner and runner-up respectively of the prestigious Wyndham competition organised by the Physiology Society of Southern Africa (PSSA)...
Students benefit from essay competition
As part of a larger collaboration between Stellenbosch University and the global asset management firm Schroders, 10 students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences walked away with R20 000 each after participating in an essay...
Nitiksha flies SU flag high in the USA
"A model student. I wish I had a video of her to show all other students what 'active learning' means and looks like." These were the words used by Dr Jonathan Fryer, professor of surgery in organ transplantation, to describe Nitiksha...
Student shares passion for sustainability at world summit
Shaahid Kajee, a fourth-year MB,ChB student, represented the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Stellenbosch University (SU) at the 9th annual World Student Environmental Network Summit (WSEN) held in June in the United Kingdom (UK...
Food choices – a daily challenge for moms
National Nutrition Week (NNW) takes place from 9 to 15 October every year. This year the theme is "Love your beans – eat dry beans, peas and lentils!", which was specifically chosen to be consistent with the designation of 2016 as the...
Collaboration expands service offering
Care and passion are two characteristics ingrained in the ethos of the staff compliment of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) of Stellenbosch University (SU). Many staff members are committed to charitable projects and...
Gene test shows if breast cancer patients need chemotherapy
Nearly half of all women with early stage breast cancer may undergo chemotherapy unnecessarily. This is according to new research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which showed that 46% of breast cancer cases that were...