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BSc lecturers: inspiring, challenging but never dull
Three lecturers from the Department of Mathematical Sciences were lauded for their inspirational lectures by six top performing first-year students during the Vice-Rector: Teaching and Learning's First-Year Prestige Dinner on 13 April 2016...
Faculty's top students acknowledged at Prestige Evening
Two Food Science students, Emma van der Merwe and Lara Moller, were the top achievers from the Faculty of AgriSciences invited to the University's annual prestige evening for first year students. The event was held at Neethlingshof, and...
SU socio-economic rights expert, Prof Sandra Liebenberg, elected to UN Committee
Prof Sandra Liebenberg, HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law and Distinguished Professor at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Law, has been elected to serve on the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...
Students break five day silent protest against rape and ask for better security on campus
Close to 100 students from Stellenbosch University gathered on the Rooiplein today (8 April 2016) at 12:30 to break a five day silent protest against rape and sexual crimes. The student movement, #RedtAPE have taped their mouths shut the...
Prof Wim de Villiers looks back on his first year as Rector and Vice-Chancellor
Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, has been in the Rector's chair for one year this month. Read his reflections on the past year below. ---------------------------- A year has passed since I first...
Runners needed for research on wireless wearable technology.
Who can take part? 1) Male or Female of age 18-35. 2) Regularly running but with low mileage of ~ 10km/ week 3) Wanting to improve your running fitness and performance. 4) Are currently using GPS and a heart rate monitor to train, 5) No...
Rector and Executive Mayor’s Forum explores synergies on innovation in Stellenbosch
The Rector and Executive Mayor's Forum has strengthened discussions on promoting Stellenbosch as the Innovation Capital of South Africa. It recently held its third meeting since the inauguration of Prof Wim de Villiers as Stellenbosch...
International debut for Steinhoff Maties’ Glasby
Steinhoff Maties Hockey's Tarryn Glasby made her senior international debut for the national women's hockey team in the recent Private Property Summer Series. Glasby played her first test against Scotland and scored her first goal in only...
New collaboration between SU and Coventry University
The relationship between chronic inflammation and the onset of type 2 diabetes will be the subject of collaborative research between scientists from the Department of Physiological Sciences at Stellenbosch University and the Centre for...
USB welcomes new Career Services manager
Janine Truter, who previously worked for the Shoprite Group, is a registered industrial psychologist and started as USB’s new Career Services manager on Friday, 1 April. About her plans for USB’s Career Services she says: “I want to make...