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Does hosting mega sport events bring benefits?
The article Hosting the FIFA World Cup brings benefits. But not as many as politicians claim by Professors Johan Fourie and Maria Santana Gallego was first published in The Conversation on 22 September 2022: The World Cup kicks off on 20...
Join us for Giving Day 2022
Stellenbosch University (SU) is set to host its third annual Giving Day from 6 to 7 October and is challenging alumni, students, staff and friends of the University to get involved. The cause? To help Matie students overcome the many...
Deaf storytellers help Stellenbosch University to create teaching material
A social impact project by Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Deaf community to advance literature in sign language and address the plight of deaf communities with limited work and training opportunities was recently completed. The...
We must break down prejudice against sign languages
September is International Deaf Awareness Month. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Susan Njeyiyana from the Department of General Linguistics writes that we must do more to break down the prejudice against sign languages. Read...
Dave Pepler talks to specialists about hallucinogens, soil microbes and ancient star galaxies
Hallucinogens, soil microbes and ancient star galaxies are some of the topics that the well-known nature lover Dave Pepler will tackle during this year's Stellenbosch Science Cafés. Since Science Café Stellenbosch was presented for the...
Stellenbosch theoretical physicist honoured with SAIP Gold Medal
In his career as a theoretical physicist, Prof Hendrik Geyer has always put up his hand for the big problems in physics – from developing a mathematical framework in the 1990s that has become fundamental to the building of quantum...
SU student's innovation is among the top three solutions for world challenges
A digital application developed by an engineering student from Stellenbosch University (SU) that provides information about water quality in water supply systems took third place at a recent international gathering in New York, where more...
Dr. Adefemi Alade obtains the first position at the IAWS Doctoral Award and Medal for 2022
The International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) recently announced that Dr. Adefemi Alade obtained the first position in their Doctoral Award and Medal for 2022. With this award the IAWS wishes to provide recognition to outstanding...
SA botanist discovers new species of iris in the Langeberg
South African botanist Brian du Preez (29) has discovered a beautiful new species from the Iridaceae family high up in the Langeberg Mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. The name of the new species, Geissorhiza seracina (common...
World Teachers’ Day: Teachers make valuable contribution to society
On Wednesday (5 October), we celebrate World Teachers' Day. In opinion pieces for the media, education experts at Stellenbosch University write that teachers need all the support they can get because they make a valuable contribution to...