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Why it is important to talk about women in the mathematical sciences
Do the female brain and psyche bring another perspective, another way of doing to the table? What can we learn from women role models in the fields of mathematics, applied mathematics and computer science? These were the opening questions...
SU Museum wins award for promoting multilingualism
Stellenbosch University Museum has been awarded the 2022 National PanSALB (Pan South African Language Board) Multilingualism Award for using and promoting multilingualism at a higher education institute. The SU Museum accepted this...
Sport science wants to make a difference to humanity, says new department head
In 1936, the German physician Ernst Jokl joined Stellenbosch University and established the first department of physical education in South Africa. That pioneering journey continued this year with the appointment of Prof Wayne Derman as...
Jury still out on mitochondrial transplantation as treatment for pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure that affects arteries in the lungs) is a fatal disease that affects approximately 75 million people globally. Mitochondrial transplantation has been touted as a possible treatment option, but the...
SU FMHS strongly condemns racist incident
Dear Colleague and Student Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) strongly condemns the malicious, hurtful and racist behaviour captured on a cell phone video in the Huis Marais residence on the...
Titan of activism, jurisprudence, and academia returns to Stellenbosch
Justice Edwin Cameron will be installed as Stellenbosch University’s 15th Chancellor on 18 May 2022. Click here to view the event, which will be live streamed from 17h00. Stellenbosch University (SU) Chancellor Justice Edwin Cameron is a...
A day in the life of: Khairoonisa Foflonker
Having joined Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2017, Khairoonisa Foflonker, manager of the Student Affairs Division on our Tygerberg campus, spends her days collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure that SU provides dignified...
Collaboration further strengthens Telematic Schools Project
Ohlange High School is a secondary school in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded by John Langalibalele Dube, who was also the founder and first president of the African National Congress. It was the first school in South...
Lecture on artificial intelligence: From academic breakthroughs to mainstream utilisation
Prof Euro Beinat of the University of Salzburg recently delivered a public lecture at Stellenbosch University that gives more weight and direction to the artificial intelligence (AI) debate. An Honorary Professor in the Department of...
African Food Dialogue on food prices: ‘Child stunting doesn’t happen overnight; it’s chronic’
It costs at least R800 per month to ensure that a child eats enough nutritious meals to grow and develop adequately. Unfortunately, South Africa's childcare grant currently only provides R480, with which caregivers also need to cover other...