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SU in Parliament
On Wednesday (31 May 2017), Stellenbosch University (SU) again met with Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training – following the University's visit to Parliament in September 2015 and the committee's visit to SU in...
Snoek packs quite a protein punch
CPUT, SU researchers combine forces to delve into snoek's nutrient value To fish lovers, wintertime in the Cape equals freshly caught snoek. Now is therefore a good time to consider the nutritional value of eating this relatively low-cost...
Gynaes in training swap lives via exchange programme
To broaden their professional horizons, a gynaecologist in training from the University of Amsterdam recently swapped places with a registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology at Tygerberg Hospital. And, since South African academic hospitals...
Emma has big dreams – in and out of the water
Maties Swimming's Emma Chelius was only eight months old when she attended her first water safety lesson. Approximately 20 years later this third-year BCom Management Accounting student at Stellenbosch has been selected for the SA team...
New dates for postponed exam opportunities
Update 9 June Exam timetables and venue information is available as per usual on the Student portal under the heading 'Studies'. Update 8 June Students who have to change flight arrangements due to the postponed exams, tests or other...
Oceans are key to our survival
Thursday (8 June 2017) is World Oceans Day. In an article published on The Conversation website on Tuesday (6 June 2017), Prof Sophie von der Heyden, from the Department of Botany and Zoology, writes that we must look after our oceans...
Research can help relieve chronic pain
A researcher at Stellenbosch University (SU) has developed a set of evidence-based guidelines that will improve the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP), specifically in the South African context. CMSP has a negative impact on...
Social media: building bridges between different worlds
The following article by Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers was published by University World News recently. It is based on his input for a panel discussion on "Safe spaces – university culture wars" at...
Social media: building bridges between different realities
The following article by Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers was published by University World News recently. It is based on his input for a panel discussion on "Safe spaces – university culture wars" at...
SU again improves its position on QS rankings for universities
Stellenbosch University (SU) again improved its position on the QS World University Ranking 2017/18. SU is now second in South Africa after it was placed third in the 2016/17 rankings. SU is now in position 361 on the rankings after it was...