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One Erica species colonised the Cape 10 to 15 million years ago
It is now official. The Cape Floristic Region's beloved Ericas' earliest ancestor originated from the Northern hemisphere and used Africa's highest mountain ranges as stepping stones to reach the Cape about 10 to 15 million years ago. Once...
SU Choir wins Varsity Sing competition
The SU choir walked away as champions of the Varsity Sing competition's debut season, on Thursday Night (13 October). They received the top prize of R70 000, in additional to R50 000 for scooping up the 'FNB Fan Favourite' award. Songs...
ASSAf recognises top SU scientist with gold medal
Prof. Brian van Wilgen, a leading conservation ecologist from the DST/NRF Centre for Invasion Biology (C·I·B) at Stellenbosch University (SU), was honored with a Gold Medal Award from the Academy of Science of South Africa. ASSAf annually...
People in Africa are living longer but lifestyle diseases are rising
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Malaria, HIV, pneumonia, and diarrhoea are the leading killers on the African continent, according to a recently released study looking at the burden of...
A novel global scoring system shows Africa falling behind on health goals
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. In September 2015 the United Nations General Assembly set the global development agenda for the next 15 years. The adoption of the new sustainable...
Google SA’s McKend inspires students at first Careers Café
Luke McKend, a BA alumnus and Country Director of Google SA, was the first guest speaker at the newly launched Careers Café of Stellenbosch University (SU) on Wednesday. The Careers Café was established by the Alumni Relations Office of the...
Dr Babette Rabie – Receives the Top Lecturer Award in the School of Public Leadership.
Dr Babette Rabie – Receives the Top Lecturer Award in the School of Public Leadership. The 2016 top lecturer competition of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, which is sponsored by Die Burger. Prof Sarel Steel won the 2016 top...
Colloquium for students, staff and RMT
The Stellenbosch University management is committed to engagement with students, and various discussions in a variety of forums are continuing on campus. Due to earlier commitments the full Rector's Management Team (RMT) is not available...
Staff invited to participate in Annual Sports Day
All SU staff are invited to participate in the 4th Annual Staff Sports Day. Date: 24 November 2016 Place: Coetzenburg sports grounds Time: (12h30 for) 13h00 – 17h00 All faculties and support services environments are encouraged to enter...
More children survive cancer
Eight out of ten children with sufficient access to healthcare stand a chance to survive childhood cancer due to progress in the field of medicine and treatment of this disease. But in Africa, it is a different picture altogether. "Children...