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Maties cyclists conquer ABSA Cape Epic
Several Maties cyclists recently conquered the ABSA Cape Epic stage race. Club chairperson Nicky Giliomee, a master's student in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU), completed her second Cape Epic...
Opinion article: Teachers are in ideal position to help
Our world is becoming increasingly complex and intolerant of social difference. Schools and especially teachers have a significant role to play in creating opportunities for children and adolescents to engage in dialogue and to affirm the...
Researchers work to unravel the mysteries of Parkinson's Disease
It is a debilitating brain disorder that significantly affects the quality of life of patients, their families and their caregivers alike. Parkinson's disease (PD) results from a gradual loss of nerve cells (neurons) that produce...
SU competition in search of winning idea for water crisis
The business accelerator at Stellenbosch University (SU), LaunchLab, is giving entrepeneurs and aspiring innovators the opportunity to win a share of R50 000 in seed-funding for their ideas to tackle our water crisis.LaunchLab is running a...
Great strides in research, innovation and postgraduate studies
The Vice-Rector: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, Prof Eugene Cloete, reported comprehensively to Senate about his responsibility centre in March 2017. What follows are selected highlights from the executive summary of Prof...
SU strives to recognise, reward and promote teaching quality
Stellenbosch University has a number of initiatives to recognise, reward and promote quality teaching. This includes the SU Teaching Excellence Awards, the Teaching Fellowships and the FIRLT grants for small-scale classroom-based research...
Centre for Learning Technologies introduces SUNStream
A brand-new video-streaming solution was rolled out at the beginning of the 2017 academic year under the auspices of the Centre for Learning Technologies (CLT). One of the main initial drivers to have the system ready at the start of the...
The NRF ORCID statement
On Friday 7 April the National Research Foundation (NRF) distributed an ORCID statement requiring all researchers and students applying for funding and rating to have an ORCID identifier. The NRF membership of ORCID ensures that researchers...
Maties Parasport athletes shine at national championships
Maties Parasport athletes returned form the recent South African national championships for persons with disabilities with several national records and qualifying times for the 2017 World ParaAthletics Championships. The national event took...
Medals and qualifying times for Maties swimmers
A group of 25 Maties swimmers took part at the South African World Championship trials in Durban as part of Team Western Cape from 3-8 April. Standout swims for the week included those by 3rd year BCom student Emma Chelius, who swam...