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New basketball coaches join Maties Sport
Basketball at Stellenbosch University (SU) received a boost with the appointment of two new coaches. Kimathi Toboti, coach of the SA Senior Women team, and Masibulele Ntlali, coach of the SA U/20 team, joined Maties Sport from the Cape...
Military Academy welcomes newcomers
The Military Academy based in Saldanha welcomed a myriad newcomers to its ranks with a parade on 25 January 2017, followed by the official Academy Opening the next evening. The parade was led by the SA Army Band Western Cape. Photo: Engela...
Fund for Innovation and Research into Teaching and Learning (FIRLT)
In line with its Learning and Teaching policy, Stellenbosch University established the Fund for Innovation and Research into Teaching and Learning (FIRLT) in 2005 in order to encourage a culture of innovation and reflection in teaching and...
500 new maroon Matie Bikes for hire
They are no longer blue, but maroon. From the beginning of this year, these are the new Matie Bikes that form part of the Transport Services fleet. The well-known blue Matie Bikes around campus are now replaced by the newer, upgraded...
Pharma registrars excel at All Africa Congress
Two registrars at the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) contributed to SU's stellar research reputation at the 2016 All Africa Congress on Pharmacology and...
Researchers investigate decline in forest-birds
Forest-dwelling bird species are disappearing from some of South Africa's indigenous forests, with forest birds in the Eastern Cape being the most affected. A new study, published in Bird Conservation International recently, showed that the...
Community-based intervention uplifts people with spinal cord injuries
Life can be difficult even at the best of times. People with spinal cord injuries (SCI), in particular, can find the going tough as they traverse many personal, social, programme, policy and environmental barriers to live a meaningful and...
Graduate School welcomes new PhD students
The Graduate School for Economic and Management Sciences recently welcomed a new cohort of PhD students on campus. It is the School's fourth intake and comprises nine students from Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia and South...
USAID awards $4.1 million to African universities for disaster risk management
The wild fires that have raged across the Western Cape are a striking reminder of the life-threatening risks we face as our environment changes and urban development pushes further into surrounding areas. They also highlight the urgency for...
Doctors reach out to children at risk of skin cancer
A team of specialists from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) and Tygerberg Hospital visited the Athlone School for the Blind (ASB) ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February) to coach learners on...