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Horse Power: Experiential learning and team building
A group of doctoral candidates from the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences were invited by Prof Sandra Swart of the History Department to an experiential learning and team building morning at the Maties Equestrian Club last month...
Reaping the rewards
Former doctoral student at the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, Dr Godfrey Hove (photo), was recently awarded first prize during the 2016 Research Awards Ceremony, held by the University of Zimbabwe, for his article co-authored...
Rugby emigrants: it’s not just about money and quotas
Ask most avid rugby supporters why they think so many players leave South Africa to ply their trade overseas and chances are they will say money and quotas. But is it really that simple? Are there perhaps other reasons why rugby players may...
Socio-economic rights still not a reality for many South Africans
On Tuesday (21 March 2017), South Africans celebrate Human Rights Day. In opinion pieces in the media, Dr Chris Jones (Practical Theology and Missiology) and Prof Sandy Liebenberg (Public Law) highlight important issues that we should think...
Support inspires Simonsbergers to complete degree
It was the support structures at their residence, as well as the support of lecturers at Stellenbosch University (SU) that enabled two Maties to get through their first year after life-changing trauma. On Friday (17 March), both these two...
Recipients of doctorates honoured at Chancellor’s Reception
Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded a record number of 2922 degrees during the March graduation and concluded the week's celebrations by conferring honorary doctorates upon Prof Kofi Agawu and Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa during Friday's (17...
Den Bosch chairs find new home
At the end of last year the Centre for Student Development and Counselling donated chairs from the Den Bosch facility to the Bruckner de Villiers Primary School in Stellenbosch. The chairs are currently being utilized in the school's...
Students present isiXhosa Cultural Production
Various elements of the culture of the amaXhosa were celebrated in the first ever isiXhosa Cultural Production presented by Education students at Stellenbosch University (SU). The aims of the production were, among others, to showcase the...
Remember the victims of Esidimeni on Human Rights Day
South Africa celebrates Human Rights Day on 21 March to commemorate the sacrifices that were made during the struggle for democracy. More than two decades into democracy, the country experienced a horrific human rights failure which...
Animal TB research holds clues for human health
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global threat to both humans and wildlife and research undertaken at Stellenbosch University (SU) on the group of organisms that cause TB in animals, aims to provide valuable insights into the biological mechanisms...