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Swiss symposium about generational gap leads to provocative insights
Stellenbosch University (SU) for the first time played host to the St Gallen Symposium, a prestigious annual event organised by the University of St Gallen in Switzerland with support from the Swiss Embassy in South Africa. It was the first...
Grandson wins Van der Walt medal as best computer science student at SU
Emil van der Walt made history when he was awarded the Van der Walt medal for the best third year student in Computer Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2022 – a medal that was instituted in memory of his grandfather Prof. Andries...
Kühne Summer School presented great opportunities, says student
Sheba Kashiri has not only developed a renewed appreciation for her studies at Stellenbosch University but also a better understanding of her future career roles in her field after attending the Kühne Summer School in Sustainability in...
FMHS’ child psychiatry expert receives prestigious grants
Dr Anusha Lachman, Head of the Clinical Unit of Child Psychiatry at Tygerberg Hospital and senior lecturer in psychiatry at Stellenbosch University (SU), recently received the renowned King's College London Erasmus+ grant. In 2017, she was...
DTTC-led project finds pioneering treatment to prevent multidrug-resistant TB in children and adults
A landmark clinical trial reported last week at the Union Conference on Lung Health in Paris meeting showed that an oral antibiotic taken for six months once-daily substantially reduced the risk of developing drug-resistant TB. The...
Francois van Coke, winemakers at Maties Soirée
Are you ready for some toe-tapping and hip-swinging music on a Spring Friday afternoon? Then book your tickets for the Maties Soirée taking place on Friday, 9 September at 14:00 at the Alumni Clubhouse at Die Stal, Coetzenburg. The Maties...
Remarkable new nuclear magnetic resonance instruments make SU a leader in science research
The Central Analytical Facilities (CAF) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facility at Stellenbosch University (SU) was relaunched on 13 April. Two remarkable, unique new NMR instruments, manufactured by Bruker, to the value of almost R30...
Bio-informatics key to conservation
A range of high-resolution maps depicting the local diversity of tree species across the globe, as well as the environmental drivers of this diversity, will serve as a benchmark for the future management of forest ecosystems under a...
GSSA recognises SU students’ for best MSc and Honours theses in earth sciences in 2021
In a double whammy two Stellenbosch University (SU) students were awarded the Geological Society of South Africa's top awards for the best MSc and best Honours theses in earth sciences at a South African university in 2021. It also happens...
Lexicographer receives prestigious award for research
In 2021 Dr Lorna Hiles Morris completed her PhD (Lexicography) in the Department as well as a term as Consolidoc fellow. She has recently been awarded the international A.S. Hornby Dictionary Award – a £15 000 two-year research grant for...