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New era dawns with NITheCS awarded to Stellenbosch University and consortium partners
A new era has dawned for the theoretical and computational sciences in South Africa and beyond with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) accepting the application by Stellenbosch...
#Researchforimpact: Campus-based suicide prevention urgently needed at universities
The need for effective campus-based suicide prevention programmes at universities was highlighted in a study conducted by a team of researchers in SU's Department of Psychology and Psychiatry. The research team consisted of Dr Wylene Saal...
Dealing with Depression? Mental Health Awareness Month 2020
According to the World Health Organisation, depression is a common illness worldwide, with more than 264 million people affected. Depression may become a serious health condition if one does not recognise and react to the problems that it...
International visiting scholarship awarded to Mawethu Nyakatya
Stellenbosch University (SU) staff member Mawethu Nyakatya was recently awarded with the international Visiting Professor of Community-Engaged Scholarship at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in the USA. Nyakatya is the Manager...
Engineering, Science and AgriSciences students victorious at SU’s FameLab heat
Thabani Mtsi, a Master's student in Civil Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU), won the SU heat of the 2021 national FameLab science communication and public speaking competition. The virtual event took place on Wednesday (14...
Prof Karen Esler promoted to distinguished professor
Plant ecologist Prof Karen Esler of the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology has been promoted to the position of distinguished professor – and in the process she has become the first woman to receive the honour in the Faculty...
World Food Day: Build sustainable food systems
Friday (16 October) is World Food Day. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University highlight the importance of building sustainable food systems, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click on the links below to...
SU announces latest group of distinguished professors
In pursuit of Stellenbosch University's (SU) commitment to academic excellence and in recognition of SU academics who have reached the pinnacle of achievement in their university careers, the institution has conferred the title of...
SU professor receives award for the promotion of Afrikaans
Prof Michael le Cordeur from Stellenbosch University (SU) was recently honoured for his lifelong and outstanding service to the Afrikaans language community. The Afrikaans Language Museum and Monument (ATM), in association with the Stigting...
Social and environmental justice can help eradicate poverty
On Saturday (17 October), the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick, Dr Chris Jones (Unit for Moral Leadership) writes that we need to achieve social and environmental justice...