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Vehicle Tender
Vehicle Tender The Stellenbosch University, Vehicle Fleet, located in Banghoek Street, will host a vehicle sale on Wednesday 16th of May 2018. The vehicles can be viewed from 08:30 to 16:00 and all written tenders must be in before 16:00...
Stellenbosch University’s approach to decolonising the curriculum
At the University of Stellenbosch, a curriculum renewal project will lead to the "decolonising" of at least 10 academic programmes, including medicine and law. Prof Schoonwinkel highlights SU’ approach to decolonising the curriculum in an...
Physical exercise benefits the body and brain
We are well aware of the benefits of exercise to your physical health – it helps to control your weight, lowers your risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and even protects against some types of cancer. Now scientific evidence is also...
SU Law Clinic represents SA Paralympic swimmer in potentially groundbreaking unfair-discrimination case
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Clinic is preparing to go to court in another potentially groundbreaking case, this time representing South African Paralympic swimmer and law student Hendri Herbst. Upon visiting the restaurant of...
SU celebrates World IP Day
Every year in April, World Intellectual Property (IP) Day is celebrated around the globe. The annual World IP Day highlights the role that IP rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity and in ensuring that society benefits from...
Tygermaties win women's and men's Molassesêr titles
Students at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) showed off their talent at the recent Molassesêr competition – and proved that they weren't just bookworms. Residences at Stellenbosch University compete annually for the...
Study explores sensory space of Chenin wines with machine learning techniques
South African Chenin blanc wines take centre stage in a novel study that explores the sensory space of wine using data mining and machine learning techniques. In this study, the first of its kind, researchers employed techniques that are...
Soil sciences “key to farming in the future"
Agricultural research represents “the most complex integration of science disciplines in research and development endeavours”, according to Prof Leopoldt van Huyssteen, emeritus professor in the Department of Soil Sciences at Stellenbosch...
Department at “forefront of academic evolution" in genetics
Scientists working in the Faculty of AgriSciences are helping to pave the way for genetic research and its future applications, both locally and globally. This is the view of Willem Botes who recently delivered a memorial lecture titled...
AgriSciences celebrates a century of teaching and research
Commemorations bring with them recollections. The centenary dinner of the Faculty of Agrisciences at Spier took our memories back to afternoon practicals at Welgevallen or far out of town with a small pick at a soil profile, or to an...