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Student shares passion for reading with less privileged
When final-year medical student Rosemary Pitsi was selected to attend the Global Engagement Summit in Illinois, in the United States earlier this year, she had no idea that what she learnt there would escalate her dream of starting a...
#WomenofSU: Dr Mpho Tlale
As if they don't have enough to deal with, many women in South Africa also lack tenure security because they don't have access to or control over communal land. In her research, Dr Mpho Tlale, from the South African Research Chair in...
PhD economics conference first of its kind in SA
The Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted the first ever economics PhD conference in South Africa. It was attended by 23 PhD candidates from eight universities across the country who presented their...
Exploring why vulnerable communities receive such poor public services
Prof Ronelle Burger, a professor of Economics at Stellenbosch University, delivered her inaugural lecture with the title Amplifying the voices of our communities, on 20 August 2019. Prof Burger's research examines why vulnerable...
Young women and leadership
Young women and leadership YOUTH leadership should not be a reserve for challenging times but should be consistent and cultivated from a young age. This was the message from former Stellenbosch University (SU) student and youth leader Farai...
SU chemists in top management of SA Chemistry Institute
Two chemists from Stellenbosch University, Prof Peter Mallon and Prof Willem van Otterlo, have been elected President and Vice-President of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI) respectively. This means that a postgraduate student...
Logistics lecturer wins conference award
At the recent Southern African Transport Conference (SATC) at the CSIR in Pretoria, Mr Johann van Rensburg, Logistics lecturer at Stellenbosch University, was honoured with the award for Best Paper by a Young Professional (under 35). His...
Shocking rate of plant extinctions in South Africa
New research has confirmed the extinction of 79 plants in South Africa's three biodiversity hotspots – namely the Cape Floristic Region, the Succulent Karoo, and the Maputuland-Pondoland-Albany corridor. According to a study published in...
Annual Academic Day: A celebration of research excellence
“A day of celebration – not only of our achievements and research excellence, but also the positive impact that we have on the world around us." This is how Prof Nico Gey van Pittius described the 63 rd Annual Academic Day (AAD) of the...
Library Senior Director panellist at UN Open Science Conference
Ms Ellen Tise, Senior Director of the Library and Information Service, was an invited panellist in the Open Science and Library Infrastructures panel discussion at the first United Nations Open Science Conference held on 18-19 November 2019...