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Programme for Chamber Music Festival 2017 announced
The 14 th Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival will run from 30 June to 9 July at the Stellenbosch Konservatorium. The Konservatorium is the home of the Department of Music at Stellenbosch University and the SICMF is surely one...
Concrete as Structural Engineering Material Short Course
UCM members Wibke de Villiers and Riaan Combrinck presented and helped arrange a CPD short course on concrete as structural engineering material. The course was held at Stias in Stellenbosch on the 12 th of May. Other presenters included...
Course in Minimal Access Gynaecological Surgery in full swing
Launched in April 2016, the new MPhil degree in Minimal Access Gynaecological Surgery (MAGS) is in full swing. And, according to programme coordinator Dr Viju Thomas, the first fellow is making great progress. This innovative programme is...
Only days to go to apply for studying at SU
Prospective Matie students only have until 30 June 2017 to get their applications in to study at Stellenbosch University (SU). 30 June is also the deadline for applying for accommodation in SU's residences. Stellenbosch University is rated...
UCM acquires Rheometer
The UCM recently purchased an ICAR Rheometer from Germann Instruments to the value of R 340 000. Rheology provides a more scientific measure of concrete's suitability for casting and compaction procedures compared to the traditional slump...
Tertiary qualification remains a key to meaningful employment, Universities SA assures on Youth Day
In a statement released today (15 June), Universities SA (USAf) said the first quarter findings of Statistics South Africa's (SSA) Quarterly Labour Force Survey corroborates their belief that tertiary education is an enabler of social...
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...
Lifesaving both a sport and a lifestyle for Accounting student
Stellenbosch University student Lauren Billson (22) loves the outdoors and while other people might run the other way, this SA lifesaver relishes the challenge of facing sub-10 degree water, massive waves, a flotilla of bluebottles and the...
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 to...
AgroHub opens at Welgevallen
A new look, new tenants, a new shared vision and a new name. This is the story of the Winter Cereal Building Block 6 on Stellenbosch University's (SU) Welgevallen experimental farm. The building reopened last week after extensive...