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SU academics sharpen their science voices at Conversation workshop
Thirty Stellenbosch academics, all keen to sharpen their popular science writing skills, participated in a workshop hosted at the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) on 22 May 2018. Two members of the editorial...
Afrikaans Department hosts international conferences focused on translation and interpreting
Two international conferences focused on interpreting and translation studies are being hosted by the Afrikaans and Dutch Department by the Non-Professional Interpreting and Translation (NPIT4) organisation from 22 to 24 May 2018 and the...
FMHS opens a 'library of the future'
“It feels like a space full of success stories waiting to happen. Thank you for creating it for us." This comment about the new Medicine and Health Sciences library was made by a Stellenbosch University student and retold by Ilana van...
Inaugural Africa Day Lecture: Social cohesion in South Africa is possible
“By the time a black and a white South African at the age of 18 come to the university, they are already messed up in their heads. Depending on which schools they went to; the homes they grew up in; the churches, mosque or synagogues they...
Maties HP appoints Sport Technology and Training Innovations Manager
The aim is to address the growing need in the tertiary sport environment to find innovative ways to maximise the training potential of student-athletes who are students first and athletes second. Grant van Velden, who has been working...
Working to change the world
“So what do you actually DO during all the hours when you're not lecturing? Surely you have a nice easy job? If I had a penny for each time that somebody asked me this question, I wouldn't be worried about the need for a job," says Dr Neill...
Workshop on modelling South Africa’s future power system
“Coordinated research on the modelling of future power systems within the context of increasing renewable energy penetration is critically important", according to Dr Bernard Bekker, Eskom Chair in Power System Simulation at the Department...
Toyosi Craig wins awards at the 2018 African Young Graduate Summit
Toyosi Craig, a final-year PhD student at the Department of Industrial Engineering, attended the 2018 African Young Graduate Summit at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg from 12 – 16 March 2018. During this one-week workshop, as organised...
SU develops first industrial-grade gantry type 3D concrete printer in Africa
The first industrial-grade gantry type 3D concrete printer in Africa produced its first 3D printed object last month. Jacques Kruger, who recently upgraded to PhD in structural engineering, designed and manufactured the printer. The...
Large Scale Fan Test Facility
As part of the MinwaterCSP H2020 project, the European Union allocated funding for the construction of a 24 foot diameter fan and cooling system test facility on the premises of Stellenbosch University. The MinwaterCSP project aims to...