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Top 100 Dutch University awards honorary professorship to SU Dean Prof Ingrid Woolard
Professor Ingrid Woolard, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) was recently awarded an honorary professorship from the University of Groningen (UG) in the Netherlands. A first for a Stellenbosch University...
World Telecommunications Day: Aspirations and disappointments of digital education
Many from low-income households or rural areas lacked access and digital devices appropriate for learning. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is celebrated annually on 17 May. This year’s theme “digital innovation for...
Scientists unravel drivers of the global Zinc cycle in our oceans, with implications for a changing climate
The important role of the Southern Ocean in global biological processes and the carbon cycle has been confirmed anew by a study published in Science this week that, for the first time based on field evidence, reveals the underappreciated...
SU signs MOU with the Special Investigations Unit of South Africa
Stellenbosch University (SU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of South Africa to “to find new approaches and strategies in the fight against corruption.” The MOU will focus on the...
Youth Day: Spotlight on key issues affecting SA's young people
In celebration of Youth Day on Sunday 16 June, staff and students at Stellenbosch University wrote opinion pieces for the media in which they focused on education, employment, mental health, and entrepreneurship as some of the key issues...
Stellenbosch University receives Platinum certification for FISU Healthy Campus
Stellenbosch University (SU) is the first university in South Africa to officially receive a platinum certification for Healthy Campus from the Federation of International University Sport (FISU) in June 2024. This certification aims to...
Social Impact: Preserving Pniël’s rich history is Myburgh’s passion
With Stellenbosch University's (SU) focus on social impact awareness in July, this series of profiles celebrate remarkable individuals and teams who make a meaningful contribution beyond the University's walls. The recent inaugural Social...
Two new species of Psilocybe mushrooms discovered in southern Africa
Two new species of psychoactive mushrooms in the genus Psilocybe have been described from southern Africa, bringing the list to six known species indigenous to Africa. This is even though Psilocybe species are amongst the most well-known...
Social Impact: Prof Eileen Africa champions children’s movement
With Stellenbosch University's (SU) focus on social impact awareness in July, this series of profiles celebrate remarkable individuals and teams who make a meaningful contribution beyond the University's walls. The recent inaugural Social...
EMS Vice-Dean: Learning and Teaching reflects after 13 eventful years
‘I will miss the camaraderie of working on difficult issues together; the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life and the excitement that a new day brings.’ After successfully serving as Vice-Dean: Learning and Teaching, Faculty...