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Rape culture normalises violence against women

In a rape culture, violence against women has become the new 'normal'. This was one the viewpoints of Prof Julie Claassens of the Discipline group Old and New...

Industry partners and Department of Agronomy join forces to promote research

​​​​​​​​Last year, the Department of Agronomy at Stellenbosch University (SU) was delighted with the donation of an Equalizer minimum till plot planter by the...

Matie cyclist crowned African champion

Matie cyclist Mariske Strauss (24) overcame injuries and a bad tumble the week before to be crowned African cross-country champion at the 2016 African...

Iimbovane’s ant workshop earns prize at SciFest Africa

​A hands-on workshop exploring the wonderful world of ants and how that relates to biodiversity earned the Iimbovane Outreach Project the prize for "Best...

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Signs First Articulation Agreement in SA with SU

​ Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) announced that it has signed an articulation agreement with Stellenbosch University. This is the first...

Cape Union Mart boss shares business wisdom at USB Director’s Table

​Recently, USB director Prof Piet Naudé hosted the executive chairman of the Cape Union Mart Group, Philip Krawitz, at a USB Director's Table*. In his wide...

Dr Alex Andrason soaks up new languages

​​Icelandic, Polish, Swedish, French, Spanish, Russian, English, Mandinka, Afrikaans and Xhosa. A mouthful of languages understood and spoken by Stellenbosch...

USB community in shock after death of Dr Kobus Serfontein

​Last week, the Director of USB, Prof Piet Naudé, announced the sudden death of Dr Kobus Serfontein, head of Leadership Studies at USB. Dr Serfontein passed...

SU hosts historical meeting of numerical and applied mathematicians

The first SANUM* meeting came into existence in 1975 when two eminent mathematicians, Prof. Lothar Collatz (1910-1990) from Germany and Dr Fritz John (1920-1994...

Rector speaks on rape, 'rape culture' and campus safety

​​Safety measures, legislation and disciplinary structures may act as deterrents to the rape and assault of women, but it will not prevent gender violence. A...
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