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Maties App launched on campus
After a month-long build-up the new Maties App was launched on Monday, 15 August. The app, which originated in the Recreation and Active Lifestyles Unit (RALU) situated within Maties Sport, aims to improve communication with students. It...
Women scientists on the forefront of TB battle
In the spirit of Women's Month, some of the fantastic work by inspirational women scientists at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is highlighted. Young women who want to follow a career in science should think "big and...
New MSc programme focuses on food provision, nutrition and food security
Two faculties join forces to present the new postgraduate programme A new master's degree course at Stellenbosch University (SU) will help policy makers and people in non-government organisations to make educated decisions on questions...
Young researchers to assemble in Stellenbosch at the end of August
On 25 and 26 August, the Stellenbosch Town Hall will be a hive of activity when 287 students from 24 different schools will be showcasing their research projects at the Stellenbosch regional competition of the Expo for Young Scientists...
The risk of early liver cancer is spurred by a combo of hepatitis B and HIV
Liver cancer in Africans tends to occur between the ages of 30 and 40. But a study has found that it occurs at a significantly younger age in those who are infected with HIV and hepatitis B. This article was originally published on The...
Hard work pays off for Actuarial Science student
The recipe to achieve great academic success includes five ingredients: Dedication, dedication, dedication, discipline and dedication. This is how Charl du Plessis, the 2016 recipient of the CGW Schumann medal for the best postgraduate...
SU supports the sectoral approach regarding student fees – Rector
Stellenbosch University (SU) supports the sectoral approach that universities require a minimum income increase of 8% for 2017. This is according to Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers in a statement earlier this week to staff...
Maties off to Rio
Stellenbosch University student and track athlete Justine Palframan has been included in the South African Olympic team for Rio2016. Justine, who won gold in the 400m at the World Student Games in 2015 and more recently at the African...
Looking at the link between behaviour and brain connectivity
Dr Annerine Roos, a researcher at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), was invited to present her research on the link between behavioural disorders and brain connectivity at two international...
New science team aims to reduce extinctions
Stellenbosch University scientists will collaborate with Conservation International (CI) and another five top international universities around the globe to model climate-change related shifts of species and ecosystems. Called SPARC...