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Study helps identify organisms that cause core rot in apples
Apple farmers and apple exporters suffer significant losses due to core rot, a major post-harvest disease of apples caused by certain fungal species. The symptoms of core rot include a mouldy core, dry core rot and wet core rot on the...
Video: VC to #Move4Food in Cape Town Marathon
Earlier this year, Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers completed the Cape Town Cycle Tour to raise money for student bursaries. Now he intends running the Cape Town Marathon on 23 September 2018 to...
Women are changing Engineering … for the better!
"Women are changing Engineering … for the better!" says Prof Deborah Blaine, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. She was one of the speakers at the annual Women in Engineering afternoon hosted...
Positions as part-time consultants available at the SU Language Centre's Writing Laboratory
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Language Centre invites postgraduate students registered at SU to apply for positions as part-time writing consultants for 2019 at the Writing Lab. Master's and Doctoral students will get preference. We...
Communication from Council (meeting of 26 September 2018)
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Council convened for its third scheduled meeting of the year on Wednesday 26 September 2018. Council approved the University's mid-year financial report and noted the proposed remuneration and student fee...
Proposed adjustment of student fees for 2019
With the higher education price index (HEPI) as guideline, Stellenbosch University (SU) proposes a 7% increase in tuition fees for 2019. In line with the Stellenbosch University Council's request to the University management in 2017, to...
Ending statelessness a social justice issue for academia
Ten million people in the world have no nationality. In 2014, this led the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to launch the #ibelong campaign to end statelessness. Recently, Stellenbosch University (SU) also tackled...
SU Law Clinic: Settlement in Paralympian’s access case welcomed
The outcome of legal proceedings in which a settlement has been reached between the South African Paralympic athlete, Hendri Herbst and a well-known Cape winery, is not only a victory for visually impaired people, but will assist greatly...
Winners of land art competition announced!
The names of the winners of the recent land art competition, hosted by Stellenbosch University's faculty of AgriSciences, has been announced. Both winners read details about the competition in Die Burger. Alta Groenewald from Grabouw took...
SU student bags international prize for innovation
When, earlier this year, medical student Keaton Harris was chosen to take part in the Young Sustainable Impact (YSI) Innovation Program, he was, needless to say, thrilled. Then when he heard, recently, that his team had actually won the...