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Inaugural lecture by Prof Soon Nel
Professor Soon Nel, Professor of Management Accounting and Finance, and Deputy Director: Research of the School of Accountancy, presented his inaugural lecture on 10 May. He was introduced by Prof Ingrid Woolard, Dean of the Faculty of...
Using fitness towards our fundraising goals
To celebrate the Centenary of Stellenbosch University, we have achieved yet another first by entering a charity team in the Cape Town Cycle Race, which took place on 11 March. Our Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Wim de Villiers, led...
SU Drought Response Plan pays off
Stellenbosch University(SU) is doing its part to abide by the severe water restrictions and has successfully reduced its water consumption by 45% . The University has achieved this significant saving by implementing a wide range of...
Africa’s smallest horseshoe bat weighs in at five grams
At only five grams a newly-discovered dwarf bat from Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has now become Africa's smallest horseshoe bat. According to an article published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society recently...
Med student chosen to help ‘change the world’
A first-year medical student, Keaton Harris, is one of just 21 young people from around the world that were selected to take part in the Young Sustainable Impact (YSI) Innovation Program. The goal of the YSI initiative is to find viable...
Energy Research Programme passes with flying colours
The Energy Research Programme (ERP)*, funded by the National Department of Science and Technology and administered by the National Research Foundation (NRF), and driven by the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES)...
Voices from the profession give advice to pre-service teachers
The Department of Curriculum Studies at Stellenbosch University recently invited several teachers and principals to address final-year pre-service Education students on the topic: “Classroom communication: insights from the profession". The...
Doctoral candidate in English Department wins 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize
Mrs Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese has won the 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize for her debut poetry collection, Loud and Yellow Laughter. The prize is given in alternate years to the best debut poetry collection in English or Afrikaans. “Winning the...
Biodiversity suffers as climate warms
A simplified ecological landscape – with significant biodiversity loss – might be the outcome if a global temperature increase cannot be restricted to 1.5°C above historical pre-industrial levels. This is the warning from Professor Guy...
SU staff and students save water
Since the water crisis started in the Western Cape last year, Stellenbosch University (SU) has done extensive work to help promote water saving methods by implementing a range of water saving interventions as well as by changing people's...