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Applying your microbiology lab-skills in the wine industry
“My advice would be to keep an open mind. You never really know where you might end up." – Christina Relihan, BSc-graduate in molecular biology and biotechnology (2017) Christina Relihan is a Research and Development Specialist for KWV. She...
SU's three-year-old data school already a world leader
When Stellenbosch University (SU) launched its School for Data Science and Computational Thinking in July 2019, it expressed the hope that the new entity would become a world-class institution. Not even three years later, it is already...
We must help learners find the magical power of reading
World Book and Copyright Day was celebrated on Saturday 23 April. In an opinion piece for Cape Times, Dr Zelda Barends from the Department of Curriculum Studies writes that we should raise awareness about the benefits of reading because...
HMF AND MT VISIT: 11 APRIL 2022
On Monday the 11th of April, the EucXylo team was thrilled to be able to host three special guests. These were Dr. Khotso Mokhele and Mr. Chris Pienaar, the President and Vice-President respectively of the Board of Trustees of the Hans...
Milestone for HR practitioner despite personal challenges
Phumla Banjwa, the Faculty of Education, Law and Theology's Human Resources Practitioner, obtained her Master's Degree in Industrial Psychology on 25 October 2023. Her love for human resources (HR) comes from a young age and despite...
SAMRC grant advances research to unravel sexual violence
Dr Lihle Qulu, a senior lecturer in the Division of Medical Physiology, was recently awarded an Early Investigators Programme grant for 2021/2022 from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), and said she is “over the moon" about...
FMHS hosts first F2F Open Day in two years
More than 2000 prospective healthcare students and their parents attended Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) first face to face (F2F) Open Day in two years this past weekend. The Open Day event...
Freedom Day: What does freedom really mean in 2022?
On Wednesday 27 April, South Africans celebrate Freedom Day. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University reflect on the meaning of freedom after almost 30 years of democracy. Click on the links below to read the...
Fourth-year student wins Brightest Young Minds Award
A fourth-year medical student at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Melt Hugo, has been selected as one of the Top 100 Brightest Young Minds (BYM) on the African Continent. The BYM initiative was...
Stellenbosch University’s Africa Open Institute Shines at the Recent Humanities and Social Sciences Awards
On 31 March 2022, the Stellenbosch University-based herri received the Award 2022 for Best Digital Humanities Collection Visualisation / Infographics from the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The award ceremony was...