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Are we really smarter than birds?
Are humans and other mammals really smarter than birds? Well not really according to Prof Onur Güntürkün Professor for Biopsychology at the Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany and also a fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced...
Venda family celebrates PhD in biochemistry
Dr Ndivhuwo Muneri, a former learner from LTT Murunwa Private School in Louis Trichardt, had to overcome more than one obstacle before she earned her PhD in biochemistry from Stellenbosch University on Thursday 16 March 2017. "Ndo livhuwa...
Maties Sport places spotlight on water sport codes on World Water Day
The world celebrated World Water Day (22 March) this week and Maties Sport put the spotlight on its water-based sport codes. On a positive note, the Maties Water Polo team did Maties Sport proud by winning bronze at the SA National Aquatic...
African scientists a step closer to testing for TB in a matter of minutes
This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article . Tuberculosis ranks alongside HIV/AIDS as a leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organisation , 1.5 million people died...
TB research: Battling the Hydra
Prof Paul van Helden talks about tuberculosis (TB ) the way a military strategist might speak about an adversary. During more than 25 years of research he has come to know the disease intimately and has been instrumental in changing the...
Arrests made in Lydia assault case
Update Friday 7 April:Smart detective work by investigators of the Stellenbosch University Campus Security led to the arrest of three suspects who are linked to assaulting a female student at the Lydia Residence on Tuesday night (4 April)...
Matie cardiologist receives prestigious fellowship
A senior registrar from the Division of Cardiology, Dr Marshall Heradien, was awarded the prestigious Hamilton Naki Clinical Scholarship for 2016. He was one of two researchers to receive the award last year. Dr Shrish Budree, a paediatric...
FMHS Management statement on national protest action
Dear Colleagues and Students The Dean’s Management Team is distressed by the current crisis with respect to good governance and accountability in our country. We would like to publicly express our grave concern about these matters and...
SU celebrates 15 years of international partnerships
Each year, representatives from partner universities around the world gathers on campus for the Stellenbosch International Academic Networks (SIAN) meeting, focussing their attention on internationalisation at Stellenbosch University (SU)...
Safety guidelines for the recess period
Students are kindly requested to be extra vigilant during recess periods as there are much less people or activities on campus. Unfortunately, statistics have shown that many cases of theft from student residences are reported at Campus...