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International Anti-Corruption Day: We must continue to fight corruption
Wednesday (9 December) is International Anti-Corruption Day. In opinion pieces for the media, Dr Chris Jones (Unit for Moral Leadership) and Profs Evangelos Mantzaris & Pregala Pillay (School of Public Leadership) urge South Africans to...
Shared experiences make for lifelong friends
Matieland holds special memories for most alumni. Whether you were here for six months or six years, the bonds formed here remain. This is where you prepared for your future as a professional and made lifelong friends. We met up with...
Networks taking internationalisation forward
In August, the International Network of Universities (INU) celebrated its 25 th anniversary in Hiroshima, Japan. It was an auspicious occasion, more so for Stellenbosch University (SU), as it was the first coming together of the network...
Nature conservation requires more dynamic approach to weather impacts of climate change
In a hard-hitting new paper leading ecologists and climate change specialists argue that current nature conservation practices are not sufficiently flexible and dynamic to weather the impacts of climate change. Rather than only trying to...
High voter turnout for first online Convocation election
The high voter turnout for the first online Convocation election is a pointer to the future for wider constructive input from its alumni in the affairs of the University. This is according to Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice...
The Go Pro surgeon with the heart of a researcher: Prof Karin Baatjes
Earlier this year, surgeon Prof Karin Baatjes made headlines by successfully demonstrating that portable GoPro cameras, a favourite among outdoor enthusiasts, can be used equally well to train students in surgical procedures. It provides...
Danie Craven Stadium hosts fourth PSL match on Tuesday
Stellenbosch University is hosting the the fourth PSL soccer match at the Danie Craven Stadium. The match between Stellenbosch FC and Cape Town City FC is taking place on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 at 19h30. If you make use of the parking...
10 distinguished professors proof of FMHS’ academic excellence
Ten of the 37 academics recently honoured as Distinguished Professors by Stellenbosch University are from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) – more than any other Faculty. And, of the 10, five are female – once again, more...
Injury Prevention Month: Hiking and Mountain Bike Safety
Having lived in four different provinces over the past six years, I feel like I am allowed to have an opinion about some of the natural diversity and beauty of this country we call home. I will proudly admit that I was born in Gauteng, and...
SU a 'bright star" among institutional responses to pandemic
SU a 'bright star" among institutional responses to pandemic Stellenbosch University (SU) has been a bright star in the year's institutional responses to the pandemic. This is according to Justice Edwin Cameron, SU Chancellor, in addressing...