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Novel gene discovery strengthens collaboration between SU and KU Leuven
Dr Bianke Loedolff, a post-doctoral research fellow from the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB), recently returned from a two month research visit to the Katholieke University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium). She was one of three sub...
Science communication helps strengthen democracy, argue experts
The public engagement with science and communicating science to the public is important if we want to strengthen our democracy, said Dr Beverly Damonse from South Africa's National Research Foundation on Monday (5 November 2018). She was...
Prestige Art Exhibition Celebrates Stellenbosch University’s Centenary
Investigating themes around the future of higher education, 'Forward? Forward! Forward...' punts the important role of art in a remarkable, wide-ranging celebratory group show Opens 5 December 2018, at the Stellenbosch University Museum...
Mental health genetics: African solutions for African challenges
This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here . Over the past two decades, mental health research has advanced markedly. But most mental health studies haven't included African people – either as...
Language and culture should be tools to cultivate reconciliation
“It is crucial that we do not use the language we speak and the culture we live as weapons against each other, but rather as tools to cultivate reconciliation. It is not just about being healed from the past, but about social justice and...
SU builds bridges through research into faith and gender justice
The Unit for Religion and Development Research (URDR) is an interdisciplinary research unit based within the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University. It works with diverse clients and research collaborators around the world...
Be a hero this Giving Tuesday on 27 November
“Feeling hungry makes you feel inferior to the people around you. It affects your concentration. You start to look for ways to find food. I don't think students should be worrying about food. Students should be students." Two years ago...
Exceptional test facility opened at international conference
A large fan and cooling system test facility, the only one of its kind in the world, was officially opened at the Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University. This exceptional facility is part of the University's participation in the...
SoTL conference 2018: a celebration of teaching & learning at SU
SoTL conference The 11 th annual SoTL Conference took place at the Lord Charles Hotel, from 29 to 31 October 2018, with the theme Academic Leadership. Participation has grown exponentially since the inception of the conference in 2007...
SU’s Annual Integrated Report one of the best in the country
“This award makes me very proud of Stellenbosch University! One can only deliver an integrated report if your institution is managed in an integrated way." That is how Mattie van der Merwe, editor of the University's Annual Integrated...