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Rector and PGCE students gain practical experience in lab
Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector of Stellenbosch University (SU) recently attended a class in the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science alongside Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) students who specialise in the school...
‘Business is an exercise in common sense’
The founder of Mantelli’s biscuits, Simon Mantell, last Friday delivered a Leader’s Angle presentation on “Turning obtacles into opportunities” at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB). To him, “business is an exercise in...
FMHS committed to creating an inclusive learning environment
As part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science's ongoing commitment to changing its campus culture, Dr Maria Christodoulou was recently appointed as the faculty's relational coach. She has been tasked with helping to create a social...
The search for knowledge and understanding in the sciences and humanities
There is much in the hard sciences that we do not understand or may never know. So writes Prof. Doug Rawlings, former acting-dean of the Faculty of Science and for many years chair of the Department of Microbiology. The following is adapted...
New office to enhance doctoral studies
A dedicated Doctoral Office has been established at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) to facilitate the increasing number of doctoral students at the faculty. Dr Jyothi Chabilall was...
Du Toit breaks world record in Switzerland
Maties Parasport athlete and student in the Faculty of Education Charl du Toit was the toast of the Stellenbosch athletes this weekend when he broke the world record in the 100m (T37) at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix event held in Nottwill...
Project Zero initiative opens doors to university
They are dealing with the challenge of tests, exams, a high work load and the adjustment of being a student at Stellenbosch University and living in a residence. But thanks to the Project Zero initiative, a group of 18 students in the...
First wheelchair athletes complete Comrades
Anita Engelbrecht, a student of the SU Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, and Chaeli Mycroft have become the first wheelchair athletes to successfully complete the Comrades Marathon as part of a jogger team. The following article...
SU students selected for prestigious leadership programme
Five Maties will soon depart for Washington to take part in a prestigious international leadership development programme. This programme, the South Africa-Washington International Program (SAWIP), is an initiative of the Washington...
Two Maties on their way to England for U/20 world rugby tournament
Nothing that is worthwhile is easy … This is the belief that helps Edwill van der Merwe, first-year student in the Department of Sports Science and Junior Springbok rugby player, persevere when things get tough. Van der Merwe and his Maties...