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Sarah Selkirk awarded prestigious S2A3 medal for best MSc student at SU

Sarah Selkirk awarded prestigious S2A3 medal for best MSc student at SU

An MSc student in Mathematics, Sarah Selkirk, is the worthy recipient of the prestigious S2A3 medal for the best MSc student at Stellenbosch University (SU) in...

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SU offers exciting new interdisciplinary study options in the natural sciences

SU offers exciting new interdisciplinary study options in the natural sciences

​​​The Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University has expanded its offering to include from 2020 a more interdisciplinary approach for those students who...

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JT Morrison medal for top MSc student in Applied Mathematics

JT Morrison medal for top MSc student in Applied Mathematics

The 2018 John Todd Morrison-medal for the best MSc-student in Applied Mathematics in SU's Faculty of Science was awarded to Jacoline van Jaarsveld, a former...

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Passing of a remarkable South African mathematician

Passing of a remarkable South African mathematician

It is with sadness that the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU) takes note of the passing of Professor Dirk Laurie (1946-2019)...

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Talent Development Programme in full swing

Talent Development Programme in full swing

​The winter edition of the Talent Development Programme was hosted at the nine provincial centres from 24 – 28 June 2018. The Talent Development Programme (TDP...

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Maths student deployed in DRC to help in fight against Ebola outbreak

Maths student deployed in DRC to help in fight against Ebola outbreak

​David Niyukuri, a PhD student in Mathematics from Stellenbosch University, was part of a team of epidemiologists who assisted the World Health Organisation...

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Mathematics postgraduates at Heidelberg Laureates Forum

Mathematics postgraduates at Heidelberg Laureates Forum

Three postgraduate students in Mathematics had the privilege of attending the Heidelberg Laureates Forum which took place from 23 to 28 September 2018 in the...

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Applications now open for Google's second Deep Learning Indaba

Applications now open for Google's second Deep Learning Indaba

Applications are now open for attending the second Deep Learning Indaba that will take place at Stellenbosch University from 9 to 14 September 2018. This is a...

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SU mathematician shows global modelling of biodiversity is now possible

SU mathematician shows global modelling of biodiversity is now possible

A mathematical model developed by Prof Cang Hui at Stellenbosch University has proven to be the single best method from several tested worldwide for estimating...

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Teamwork leads to PhD and MSc in mathematics

Teamwork leads to PhD and MSc in mathematics

Academic perseverance and teamwork at home paved the way for a couple originally from Madagascar, to both completing postgraduate degrees in mathematics from...

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