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Engineering students triumph at International Student Cluster Competition
A team of South African computer science and engineering students has won second prize in the International Student Cluster Competition (ISCC), held at the International Supercomputing Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, in June. Philip...
Lessons Mandela taught us
Tuesday (18 July) we celebrate Mandela Day. In opinion pieces in the media, the following staff and students at Stellenbosch University write about some of the lessons Mandela taught us. Click on the links below to read the articles: Prof...
Academy for Science and Arts honours SU academics
The South African Academy for Science and Arts (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns) recently rewarded Stellenbosch University (SU) academics for their contribution to science and the arts at an awards event in Stellenbosch. The...
Saving the paintbrush lily from extinction
A major effort is underway to conserve the last remaining 60 individual paintbrush lilies ( Haemanthus pumilio) in the Duthie Nature Reserve in Stellenbosch, as well as increase the population through micropropagation. Martin Smit, curator...
Stellenbosch University staff and students celebrate Mandela Day
Stellenbosch University (SU) staff and students pitched in their 67 minutes in celebration of former president Nelson Mandela's legacy and life's work, on Tuesday (18 July). Members of the SU Golden Key International Honour society and...
African academics set out what Dr Tedros needs in his toolbox to tackle health ills
This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article . Africa has the highest burden of HIV/Aids and malaria with escalating rates of non-communicable diseases. How will the World Health Organisation's...
Play your part to save water!
As of 17 July Stellenbosch Municipality, like the City of Cape Town, is subject to level 4B water restrictions. This means each person is restricted to the use of a total of 87 liters of potable water per day. This thus includes a person's...
TygerMaties give generously on Mandela Day
In the benevolent spirit of Mandela Day, students and staff at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University, generously donated their time, energy, clothing and money to help the less fortunate. Several...
Botanical Garden access
All SU staff and students must use their personnel and student cards to gain free entry to the botanical garden. Friends accompanying them may also enter free under your card. Entrance fee of R10 (with a R5 redeemable voucher) is...
Chance of a lifetime for dedicated community member
For Tembaletu Nyandeni, travelling to Washington DC for the annual meeting of the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) was a dream come true. It was the first time this young man from Khayelitsha, who is involved in a world-wide study on...