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Social Work Department celebrates World Social Work Day
Earlier this year, the Social Work Department celebrated World Social Work Day 2016 (WSWD) along with a number of institutions across the world who also focus on the social work profession. WSWD is celebrated annually on the second Tuesday...
Understanding the highs and lows of schizophrenia
Imagine walking alone down a long, dark corridor of an old building, late at night. Every creak of a floorboard sets your nerves on edge and every shadow looks threatening. Now imagine experiencing that anxiety and paranoia all day, every...
Anker and Viljoen receive awards from the SA Academy of Science and Arts
The council of the SA Academy of Science and Arts awarded a number of big prizes earlier this year, and Dr Willem Anker and Prof Louise Viljoen of the Afrikaans and Dutch Department were among the winners. For his novel Buys: 'n Grensroman...
Applications now open for Google's second Deep Learning Indaba
Applications are now open for attending the second Deep Learning Indaba that will take place at Stellenbosch University from 9 to 14 September 2018. This is a unique pan-African teaching event supported by Google DeepMind. The aim of the...
Students nurture the link between human and planetary health
“There is an established link between human wellness and sustainable living. We're here to ensure that it remains a strong one," says Sibongumenzi Mtshali, the new Green Committee student co-ordinator at Stellenbosch University's Faculty...
SU experts honoured by Academy for Science and Arts
Researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) are again among those who will be honoured this year by the South African Academy for Science and Arts (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns) for their contributions to science and arts...
Inaugural lecture by Prof Stephan Visagie
Prof Stephan Visagie, Professor in Operations Research and departmental chair of the Department of Logistics, presented his inaugural lecture on 3 May. He was introduced by Prof Ronel du Preez, Vice-dean: Teaching and Learning of the...
International exhibition traces eugenics movement to Nazi regime’s “science of race”
An international traveling exhibition produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and which explores the Nazi regime's “science of race" and its implications for medical ethics and social responsibility today is currently being...
Alcohol, illegal drugs can trigger self-harm
If you use substances like alcohol and illegal drugs, you are at a greater risk of engaging in self-harm and other forms of suicidal behaviour, which are serious public health problems in South Africa. This is one of the findings of a...
Vehicle Tender
Vehicle Tender The Stellenbosch University, Vehicle Fleet, located in Banghoek Street, will host a vehicle sale on Wednesday 16th of May 2018. The vehicles can be viewed from 08:30 to 16:00 and all written tenders must be in before 16:00...