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Masters student Stephan Dunn has been awarded the prestigious Haughton Award by the GSSA
The Haughton Award by the Geological Society of South Africa is bestowed annually to the student that submits the best B.Sc. Honours thesis in the field of Earth Sciences. Stephan's thesis investigated the geochemical controls of secondary...
Key aspects of University-Community Collaboration
The Division for Social Impact recently held a workshop to discuss key aspects of University-Community Collaboration with Professor Thomas Bryer from the School of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida. Managing the...
FMHS psychiatrist attends Nobel event
Dr Eileen Thomas (35), a doctoral student in the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been chosen to attend the 68th Nobel Prizewinners' Event. She is one of only six young South African scientists –...
Keeping opportunism in business in check
Opportunistic behaviour in business reduces trust, commitment, cooperation, relational ties and knowledge sharing, and also increases conflict and transaction cost. This was one of the viewpoints of Prof Gert Human from the Department of...
Report highlights challenges in health education
A comprehensive report detailing the challenges faced in the training of health professionals was recently released. Prof Jimmy Volmink, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University led the 10-member...
SU scientists win prestigious national awards
Two eminent researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) won prestigious National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32 Awards on Thursday (28 June 2018). These annual awards recognise, celebrate and reward outstanding excellence in...
In memoriam: Prof JA Matthee
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences learnt with sadness of the passing yesterday of Prof Johan Matthee, Dean of this faculty from 1996 to 2001. Prof Matthee joined the (then) Department of Accountancy in 1966 and made a...
SU lecturer passionate about curriculum development
“Uhuru" means liberation in kiSwahili. It's also a befitting name for Dr Uhuru Phalafala, who is playing a key role in helping to free the minds of young students at Stellenbosch University (SU). Dr Phalafala is only 34 years old and has...
Dr Naude serves on Ministerial Committee on Child Morbidity, Mortality
In South Africa, approximately 40 out of every 1000 live birthed infants will die before their first birthday. As many as 33 per 1000 live births will die before their fifth birthday. “As a country, we fall into the top third of countries...
Bronze for Maties Team!
A team of six senior Department of Forest and Wood Science students once again represented Stellenbosch University at the 2018 International Wood Supply Game. Despite tough competition from very experienced teams across the world, the...