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Chemistry students perform well at APA international conference
Three chemistry students from Stellenbosch University earned their stripes at the Asian Polymer Association's annual conference held from 5 to 7 September 2016 in Mauritius. Inge Weideman, an MSc student supervised by Dr Rueben Pfukwa...
Higher Education Summit issues declaration
In a declaration issued after the multi-stakeholder forum in Johannesburg on 3 October 2016 calls are made for universities and students to resume academic activities as a matter of urgency while long-term solutions for the financial...
SU physiologist recognised for cancer research
The Physiology Society of South Africa (PSSA) has awarded Stellenbosch University’s Prof Anna-Mart Engelbrecht with the Lasec award for excellence in physiology research during the annual conference held in Cape Town recently. The Lasec...
Conservatoire awards prize to Samaai
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Conservatoire honoured the musician Ronnie Samaai, from Paarl, with the prestigious Parnassus Award on Saturday evening (1 October). This award is given to a musician who has made a significant contribution...
Maties Cricket welcomes first-class cricketer Ryan Bailey as assistant coach
After 15 years of playing first-class cricket Warriors batsman Ryan Bailey joined Maties Cricket as assistant coach in September. After representing South Africa at the U/19 Cricket World Cup in 2002, his professional career included nine...
Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group takes the spotlight at SAGS-SASBI conference in Durban
The University of KwaZulu Natal, hosted the joint biannual conferences of South African Genetics Society and the South African Society for Bioinformatics (SAGS-SASBI) in Durban from the 20 th to 23 rd of September 2016. Drs Aletta Bester...
Calorosas boas-vindas a José!
José HT Rocha (MSc), a Forest Engineer at the Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering (FAEF) and a PhD student at São Paulo University - Brazil under the supervision of Professor José L. M. Gonçalves is currently a guest at Stellenbosch...
New nano-imaging platform at SU
In a first for Africa, a correlative nano-imaging platform has been established at Stellenbosch University's Central Analytical Facilities (CAF) with the acquisition of a new state-of-the-art electron microscope. The new Zeiss MERLIN field...
Why exercise is better than medicine
In April this year an 84-year-old woman was brought to the Stellenbosch Biokinetics Centre by her daughter with the request that a biokineticist help develop her mother's mobility and physical strength. The patient was diagnosed with...
Kobus and Edwill Steinhoff Maties Rugby's big winners
Kobus van Dyk and Edwill van der Merwe were the brightest stars at Steinhoff Maties Rugby's annual awards night. Van Dyk – who made his debut for the Stormers this season – was named Maties Forward of the Year and the club's Senior Player...