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Maritime cyber security threats off Africa
Mr Abdul Hakeem Ajijola, Chair of the African Union Cyber Security Expert Group was the keynote followed by two panel discussions on Maritime cyber security and governance in Africa – challenges and solutions and Emerging threats and the...
SU academics receive coveted literary prizes
Two Creative Writing lecturers in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently received coveted awards in recognition of their extraordinary literary contributions. Dr Alfred Schaffer was awarded the Dutch...
PhD-student in ethnobotany shines on international stage
Kaylan Reddy (24), a PhD-student in the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University, has just received two awards at international conferences: one for the best poster in ethnobotany at Botany 2021 virtual conference...
Microbial plant bioprocessing – what can we learn from the cow?
For billions of years, Nature has perfected ways of dealing with the recycling of materials. Like a good housekeeper who saves as much as she can, she knows how to avoid what is too much and too little. One of the best examples of this...
‘Be kind always’ – the motto of SU’s new SRC chairperson
“Be kind always" – this is the motto of Viwe Kobokana, the newly elected chairperson of the Stellenbosch University Students' Representative Council (SRC). Kobokana was elected earlier this month, following the election of the new SRC...
TygerMaties showcase innovative robot project on the international stage
Quintin, the remote-controlled tele-presence robot that helps to put patients in Tygerberg Hospital's Covid-19 ICU in virtual contact with their families, is set to feature in an innovative student project aimed at tackling urgent global...
DACES celebrates eco-champion Dharshana Moodliar
The Dean's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (DACES) described the fifth-year medical student Dharshana Moodliar as an eco-champion for her active involvement in community service and sustainability projects at Tygerberg Campus, home of...
SU explores out-the-box learning with digital escape room assessments
A lecturer in education at Stellenbosch University (SU) with an innate curiosity and interest in innovative learning has challenged her student teachers to explore the world of gamification to bring educational material alive in their...
The Faculty of Law is making a difference through its social impact initiatives
Despite being forced to close its doors from 26 March until 21 June in 2020, the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic still managed to provide access to legal services for close to 1 000 individuals. Assistance was provided in various legal...
MSc-student tackles one of the major challenges in quantum computing
At Sovetjheza Senior Secondary School in the rural village of Matshiding, Mpumalanga, Unathi Skosana remembers being fascinated by the physics teacher singing the Periodic Table Song in Ndebele, or conjuring up elephant toothpaste from a...