Stellenbosch students who participated in a data science competition hosted by Capitec in conjunction with the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science not only had to create models to solve a problem, but also had to present and...

A sugar tax in South Africa should be implemented in parallel with well-designed, long-term research studies that takes the South African context into account. So says Prof Faadiel Essop, head of the Cardio-Metabolic Research Group of the...

​​A group of 47 matric learners from across South Africa recently visited Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) as part of the annual Visit@Tygerberg. “During the past 12 years, the Visit@Tygerberg...

​Social prejudice, family and education were just a few of the topics discussed at Stellenbosch University Museum's screening of As We See It, a documentary about living with albinism in South Africa. The film addresses challenges that...

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A few people choose to preserve their special bond with certain Afrikaans words by buying or sponsoring the word. Koos Bekker, media entrepreneur and former chief executive of Naspers, is such a buyer of words. Bekker bought the word ' skon...

​Dear colleague, It is that time of the year again when we need to start preparing for the rollover of all registered courses/modules on the SUNLearn system for 2018. Therefore we once again need your feedback with regards to what should...

​My name is Wendy Barends and I'm part of the Tygerberg Campus Security team. Any feedback or suggestions for us? Find us in the basement of the Clinical Building, call 021 938 9507 or send a Whatsapp to 082 808 2333. Hometown: Laingsburg...

Ms Jana Botha, a postgraduate student in chemistry, is the recipient of the Faculty of Science's Dean's medal for continuous excellent performance. The medal, cast in solid silver, is awarded annually to an honours student who scores the...

​ This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here. Close to three million people suffering from chronic kidney failure across the world receive renal replacement therapy every year. But between 4.9...