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SU chemists in top management of SA Chemistry Institute
Two chemists from Stellenbosch University, Prof Peter Mallon and Prof Willem van Otterlo, have been elected President and Vice-President of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI) respectively. This means that a postgraduate student...
Logistics lecturer wins conference award
At the recent Southern African Transport Conference (SATC) at the CSIR in Pretoria, Mr Johann van Rensburg, Logistics lecturer at Stellenbosch University, was honoured with the award for Best Paper by a Young Professional (under 35). His...
Shocking rate of plant extinctions in South Africa
New research has confirmed the extinction of 79 plants in South Africa's three biodiversity hotspots – namely the Cape Floristic Region, the Succulent Karoo, and the Maputuland-Pondoland-Albany corridor. According to a study published in...
Annual Academic Day: A celebration of research excellence
“A day of celebration – not only of our achievements and research excellence, but also the positive impact that we have on the world around us." This is how Prof Nico Gey van Pittius described the 63 rd Annual Academic Day (AAD) of the...
Celebrated feminists reflect on gender equality at Women's Day event
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences celebrated Women's Month with the theme Against All Odds at Stellenbosch University's JS Gericke Library recently. In her opening address, Prof Pregala Solosh Pillay, vice-dean: Social Impact...
EMS Faculty celebrating women’s month
Women can help change the status quo if they embrace their feminine strengths. This is was one of several sentiments expressed by speakers at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) Women's Day Celebration. The annual event...
Stellenbosch University to introduce new visual symbols
“The Circle", a bronze art installation featuring 11 phenomenal South African women thought leaders, is the latest project forming part of an extended visual redress process on the campuses of Stellenbosch University (SU). Arranged in a...
Forging ahead with music: Prof Willemien Froneman
The people who collect, think and write about music The people of the Africa Open Institute (AOI) are serious about music. That does not stop them from having fun in the process, to enjoy the camaraderie of fellow researchers and to push...
Teen mental health to benefit from Seedat’s 2020 Woman Global Chair appointment
In yet another “feather to her cap", Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Executive Head of the Department of Psychiatry in the FMHS, Professor Soraya Seedat, has been appointed as a 2020 Women Global Chair by the University of Bath...
#WomenofSU: Stellenbosch University International
“A woman's work is never done. To fulfil the enormous potential of Africa, women are central as change-makers." These are the words of Prof Sarah Howie, Director of the Africa Centre for Scholarship (ACS) at Stellenbosch University...