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Official launch of the African Rainbow Minerals Geometallurgy Research Chair
Worldwide and in southern Africa the minerals sector is looking towards the emerging field of geometallurgy as a means towards unlocking value and enhancing sustainability practice during ore extraction. Geometallurgy is the integration of...
Rebranding SU together
Dear colleagues and students The rebranding of Stellenbosch University (SU) is making steady progress. Let me bring you up to speed on the numerous developments since my last communique. Use of the new logoSince the logo reveal in April...
SU researchers and students raise the bar at Africa physiology conference
Postgraduate students and researchers from Stellenbosch University certainly raised the bar when they walked away with eight of the 14 awards made during the Physiology Society of Southern Africa's (PSSA) annual conference recently, held...
Mining companies paying lip service to sustainability
Many mining companies are saying the right things and moving forward in terms of incorporating sustainability into their policies and codes of conduct, but their actions do not always match their words. This is according to Charl van der...
Academic libraries help combat COVID-19 related fake news
Academic libraries in South Africa have provided high-quality information to offset the negative effects of COVID-19 related fake news. This is one of the key findings of a recent study at Stellenbosch University (SU). “Academic libraries...
Huge grant enables SU scientists to develop ‘game-changer’ TB app
A game changer that could revolutionise the ongoing worldwide battle against tuberculosis (TB), is on the cards thanks to a huge research grant that was awarded to Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS)...
TMF/IJCDS Seminar Series
On Thursday 23 September the SU Transformation Office will host the third installment of the Transformation Managers Forum and International Journal for Critical Diversity Studies Seminar Series, Developing a Critical Praxis of...
Week of literary prizes for lecturers at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch
Dr Willem Anker and Dr Alfred Schaffer (who both teach creative writing at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch) received the kykNET-Rapport Prize for fiction and the Dutch PC Hooft Prize, respectively, in ceremonies that were, as a result...
Gangs exploit girls’ vulnerabilities to lure them
Gangs in the Western Cape aren't picky when it comes to recruiting new members. They also rope in girls and women, some as young as 12 years, to do their work for them. “Women play various roles in gangs. These include being information...
Around the world in a week – Global Week 2023
From 9 to 12 October, Stellenbosch University (SU) International's Unit for Global Education (UGE) hosted Global Week 2023. The week was marked by various engagements to drive conversations around student mobility, sustainability, and...