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Maties win Intervarsity clash again
FNB Maties won the annual Intervarsity clash against the University of Cape Town (Ikeys) for the third consecutive year on Saturday. This rivalry stretches over more than a century. Ikeys led at half-time (20-12) but Maties fought back and...
Celebrating Allan Boesak’s 70th birthday
Before the event, attendees received the introduction and first chapter of Prof Boesak's latest book, Kairos, Crisis, and Global Apartheid: The Challenge to Prophetic Resistance. Palgrave Macmillan. The reference to "Kairos" in the title...
SU Council appoints Nico Koopman and Hester Klopper as Vice-Rectors
The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) made two senior appointments at its scheduled meeting on Monday (9 May 2016). Prof Nico Koopman, currently acting Vice-Rector: Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel, has been appointed...
Stellenbosch University scientists develop a rapid screening tool for TB
A point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed by a multinational team of scientists led by researchers at Stellenbosch University. "This low-cost screening test has the potential to significantly speed...
Appointment of BER Director - Prof Johann Kirsten
The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) at Stellenbosch University is pleased to announce that Professor Johann Kirsten has been appointed as the new Director of the BER. Prof Kirsten will assume his duties on 1 August 2016. He succeeds Prof...
SRC chairperson gives overview of the past term
Dear Student, It is incredible to believe that we are now halfway through our academic year and ¾ of the way through the term of the SRC of 2015/16. In my previous letter to campus I indicated what a significant time South Africa, and...
SU forms multilateral partnership with Brazil, China and UK universities
Representatives from four universities on four continents met at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently to discuss a multilateral partnership between their institutions. Delegates from Stellenbosch University (SU), University of Bath (United...
Matie student on her way to Cambridge University
Roxine Staats, a postgraduate student in biochemistry at Stellenbosch University, has been awarded a Skye Foundation Scholarship to pursue her MSc degree at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. The Skye Foundation was established in...
Important exams information
In writing to students, Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, Vice-Rector: Learning and Teaching, gave through saome important information on the exams. Dear Maties I wish you all the best for the examinations. As Management, we will do everything in...
African scientists make headway in grasping persistent TB bacteria
The arrival of drug-resistant tuberculosis has significantly complicated global efforts to decrease the scourge of the disease. Each year more than nine million people are infected with TB and another 1.5 million die. But the latest...