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SA’s youth face many challenges
On Friday (16 June) we celebrate Youth Day. In opinion pieces published in the media, the following staff members and students from Stellenbosch University focus on some of the pressing challenges facing our youth and what should be done...
Understanding random acts of violence
Why do some people commit violent crimes seemingly just for fun? Have they had particularly bad childhoods, or are they in some way "pre-programmed" to simply get their kicks from vicious aggression? In his PhD research, Khethelo Xulu uses...
TRU to establish a democracy research node
Over the past few years the state of democracy in South Africa has been increasingly threatened by large scale corruption, mismanagement of state funds and improper governance practices under President Jacob Zuma's leadership. This is...
Oceans are key to our survival
In an article published on The Conversation website on Tuesday (6 June 2017), Prof Sophie von der Heyden, from the Department of Botany and Zoology, writes that we must look after our oceans because without them our chances of survival are...
Stellenbosch University LaunchLab back with Innovus
Innovus will again be the official home for Stellenbosch University LaunchLab, when it becomes a division of Innovus, with Brandon Paschal as the new Deputy Director to lead this entrepreneurial incubation hub from 1 July 2023 onwards...
SU to co-lead four newly announced Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence
Stellenbosch University (SU)'s reputation as one of the leading research-intensive universities in the world received a major boost with the announcement that it has been awarded four of seventeen joint Africa-Europe Clusters of Research...
SoA social impact initiatives change lives for the better
The School of Accountancy (SoA) has again distinguished itself through two recent collaborative social impact projects that have positively influenced the lives of incarcerated youth and school teachers in the Western Cape. The projects...
Nikita Sitharam's Innovative Arbovirus Dashboards to Redefine Epidemic Response in Africa
Nikita Sitharam, a dedicated bioinformatics Master's student at Stellenbosch University, is revolutionizing epidemic response in Africa through her ground-breaking research on arboviruses genomes. Sitharam's primary focus is the...
New Maties making an impact
More than 5 000 new Matie students took part in the annual Social Impact Community Morning at Stellenbosch University (SU) during the official Welcoming Week programme for newcomers. On Thursday, 30 January 2020, students had the...
SciMathUS celebrates 20 years of student success
The year 2020 marks the 20 th anniversary of the Science and Mathematics at University of Stellenbosch (SciMathUS) university preparation programme. The SciMathUS programme welcomed its 20 th group of students, parents and guardians at...