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The UN and Africa: Progress towards achieving the SDGs

Wednesday to Friday, June 19-21, 2019 Stellenbosch University | South AfricaIn 2017, UNSG Antonio Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki...

PREDAC: redesigned for 2019

​​PREDAC (Professional Educational Development of Academics) The rationale for the PREDAC programme has always been to induct new staff members into the...

Restoring community: A concept in action

Stellenbosch University has formally stated that it “acknowledges its contribution to the injustices of the past, and therefore commits itself to appropriate...

The Telematics Schools Project is going from strength to strength

​The Telematic Schools Project is a joint initiative of the Western Cape Education Department and Stellenbosch University to implement education through...

Quantum dots used to track flowers’ pollen

​A pollination biologist from Stellenbosch University is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen grains. This is breaking new ground in a...

Pneumonia-causing bacteria lurk in water heater

Bacteria that could cause severe pneumonia (Legionnaires' disease) may be lurking in your water heater or geyser, a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU)...

Faculty launches OPTIMUS enhancement programme

​Top undergraduate achievers of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences attended the launch of the OPTIMUS programme for 2019 on Monday afternoon (11...

Nachega awarded AAS fellowship

Prof Jean Nachega was recently honoured by the African Academy of Science (AAS) when he was accepted as a fellow. Nachega is the Director of the Centre for...

This is how we can stop violence and rape, says US employees and students

​In support of the World Council of Churches's (WCC) worldwide movement, the Gender Unit of the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University, launched its own...

SciMathUS opens door for NRF researcher

When Gerald Maarman was in high school, he dreamed of becoming a medical doctor. However, when he completed his matric in 2002, his final Grade 12 results were...
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