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Neelsie Cinema revamped and ready to entertain
The next time you go to the Neelsie, remember to take a peek into the newly-revamped Neelsie Cinema, which boasts a beautiful new look. The renovated multi-purpose space features two theatres – a 121-seater and a 98-seater – equipped with...
Youth Day: Young people still fighting for change
On Thursday (16 June), South Africans celebrate Youth Day. In opinion pieces for the media, young people at Stellenbosch University argue that the youth's struggle for a better life continues. Click on the links below to read the articles...
Expert on language acquisition joins the South African Academy of Science and Arts
Dr Elbie Adendorff, a senior lecturer in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, has joined the ranks of the South African Academy of Science and Arts as a full member. She has been lecturing in the Department since 2004. Although anyone can...
World Refugee Day: Displaced people are being left in the lurch
World Refugee Day was observed on Monday (20 June). In opinion pieces for Daily Maverick and News24, Dr Callixte Kavuro* from the Department of Public Law argues that the South African government doesn't offer adequate protection to...
MA Day for Afrikaans and Dutch students
On Monday 13 June, eight MA students in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch showcased their research and their progress over the past six months by giving oral presentations on their research proposals. The presentations form part of a...
'I seized the opportunity'
Othmar Vorster SciMathUS class of 2017 Degree Programme: BScHons in Earth Sciences 2021 I am Othmar Vorster, originally from Kakamas, but moved to Aggeneys in the Bushmanland region of the Northern Cape at a young age. I was always an...
Three FMHS researcher-clinicians benefit from Discovery Awards
Three clinicians and researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences have received prestigious Discovery Foundation Awards for their work ranging from reproductive health to gynaecological oncology and rural mental health...
Count the real cost of malnutrition on a country’s economy, says Prof Simba Sibanda
Too many food-related policies in Africa end up being nothing more than mere wish lists. These need to be turned into actionable pieces of legislation that are supported with adequate funding on a national and sub-national level. This will...
Why it is important to talk about women in the mathematical sciences
Do the female brain and psyche bring another perspective, another way of doing to the table? What can we learn from women role models in the fields of mathematics, applied mathematics and computer science? These were the opening questions...
SU Museum wins award for promoting multilingualism
Stellenbosch University Museum has been awarded the 2022 National PanSALB (Pan South African Language Board) Multilingualism Award for using and promoting multilingualism at a higher education institute. The SU Museum accepted this...