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Industry partners support faculty's bursary fund
Support from industry partners and other patrons of the Faculty of AgriSciences' golf day strengthens the faculty's bursary fund, which directly benefits disadvantaged students. This is according to Prof Danie Brink, dean of the Faculty of...
How can young scientists in Africa become research leaders?
A new book, The Next Generation of Scientists in Africa, was launched at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently during an international conference on science communication .It reveals the career aspirations and research performance of...
Real-time translation of sheet music to Braille in the classroom
A Computer Science student from Stellenbosch University, Cameron Raven, developed a software programme that can translate sheet music to Braille and vice versa in real time. Cameron developed the system specifically to assist in the...
Physics student scoops two awards
Scott Cameron, a postgraduate student in Physics, is the recipient of both the Meiring Naudé medal for the best BScHons student in Physics as well as the Dean's Medal for the best BSc-student in the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch...
Military Academy on 11 day endurance race for charity
To pay homage to former president Nelson Mandela and “Ma" Albertina Sisulu, who were both born a 100 years ago, the Military Academy at Saldanha, will this year kick off their annual endurance race from Qunu in the Eastern Cape – the...
User experience key theme at 15th SU Library Symposium
“The best interest of the user is the only interest. Libraries have been at the heart of the knowledge project from the start and, as the world keeps on changing, we too have to adapt or be left behind – the same goes for libraries." These...
Historical wounding and its haunting legacies to be deliberated at international conference
What is the appropriate response to the echoes of historical wounding that extend far beyond the generation that experienced the trauma directly? What strategies might quell the haunting repercussions of genocide, slavery, colonial...
Impacting sexual, reproductive, maternal and child health issues in the Dunoon and surrounding areas
This initiative, a partnership between Stellenbosch University (SU), Sharing Abundant Life Together (SALT) and the Department of Health (DoH), largely serves the Dunoon area where many women are HIV positive and unemployed. There is a huge...
New crab species discovered in Eastern Cape ‘forgotten’ forests
A new 'pearl white' freshwater crab species has been discovered in the 'forgotten' Eastern Cape forests of South Africa. Prof Savel Daniels, a molecular taxonomist at Stellenbosch University, says crabs are relatively well studied in South...
Njeyiyana receives Promising Young Linguist award at international congress
Ms Susan Njeyiyana, a lecturer in the General Linguistics Department, recently received a Promising Young Linguist award for a poster she presented at the prestigious 20th International Congress of Linguists that was hosted in Cape Town...