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First virtual SU Hackathon sees more than eighty students participate
The annual Stellenbosch University (SU) Hackathon, where innovation and entrepreneurship are encouraged amongst Stellenbosch students, went virtual this year over the weekend of 31 July to 2 August 2020, with more than eighty students...
Uniquely South African art to help Matie students in need
The town of Stellenbosch will soon be the scene of a uniquely South African art response to the COVID-19 pandemic. And, as a result of this initiative, bursary students in the 'missing middle' category studying at the Faculty of Arts and...
SU researchers discover new species of lice, chigger mites
Two new lice species and six new chigger mite species, collected by a postgraduate student and a researcher from Stellenbosch University (SU) respectively, have been named and their discovery announced. It just goes to show how rich the...
#Researchforimpact: Institute strives to make children thrive, despite the odds
The inspiring community and research work that the Institute for Life Course Health Research (ILCHR) does resonates with the vision of SU's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to enhance health and health equity with and for the...
Women overcome many obstacles
In celebration of Women's Day and Women's Month, female researchers write in opinion pieces for the media about how women in South Africa overcome many challenges they face in different spheres of society. Click on the links below to...
Sensemaking systems change for entrepreneurship-led development
This series brings together scientists, practitioners and societal actors who use the frameworks of complexity and resilience thinking in their daily work to make sense of the complex dynamics of change and transformative processes. There...
It’s possible to decolonise science
The decolonisation of science is possible, but then we must begin to recognise the influence of cultural heritage and Western modernity on the way science is being taught, write Drs Margaret Blackie (Department of Chemistry and Polymer...
Maties engineering student wins SA mathematics Olympiad
Ralph McDougall, a second year engineering student from Stellenbosch University, was the overall winner of the ninth South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad (SATMO), held for the first time via an online platform on 22 August, due to...
#Researchforimpact: High sugar intake during pregnancy and early childhood may affect brain structure
It is hard to imagine that sugar was virtually unknown a few hundred years ago. The past four decades have witnessed an increase in sugar consumption of 127% per capita, despite the fact that the World Health Organization (WHO)...
New SRC Chair vows to address student issues
The newly elected Stellenbosch University (SU) Student Representative Council (SRC) Chairperson, Mr Xola Njengele, says he is committed to addressing the pressing issues of Matie students. Njengele is currently completing a Postgraduate...