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Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

​​Dr Ryan Sweke is the first South African born and trained scientist to be awarded the Alexander von Humboldt German Research Chair of Mathematics and its...

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“I’m a problem solver!” says number theorist Prof Florian Luca

“I’m a problem solver!” says number theorist Prof Florian Luca

​​Prof Florian Luca, one of only a handful of A1-rated mathematicians in South Africa, has joined Stellenbosch University's Department of Mathematical Sciences...

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Stellenbosch mathematician offers historical view of connection between unique mathematical forms

Stellenbosch mathematician offers historical view of connection between unique mathematical forms

​​Stellenbosch University mathematician Bruce Bartlett's article on computing the roots of a quintic polynomial was chosen as the feature article in the April...

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SU tops the ranks in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad

SU tops the ranks in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) came out tops at the South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad recently, with six SU students ranked in the top 12.

Nearly 300...

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South African Mathematical Sciences Research Landscape in 2024 by Prof Loyiso Nongxa (WITS)

South African Mathematical Sciences Research Landscape in 2024 by Prof Loyiso Nongxa (WITS)

Monday 12 June 2023, 16h00, Neelsie Cinema

In this presentation we speculate on how the research landscape in South Africa might look like in 20 years time. We...

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SU student off to University of Cambridge on Gates Cambridge scholarship

SU student off to University of Cambridge on Gates Cambridge scholarship

Gregor Feierabend, a postgraduate student in mathematics and computer science at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded a Gates Cambridge scholarship t...

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Launch of STEM MentHER programme at SU

Launch of STEM MentHER programme at SU

The first cohort of STEM MentHER learners were paired with their mentors at Stellenbosch University (SU) during a special ceremony on Wednesday, 4 April 2023.

T...

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Maths lecturer attends prestigious Heidelberg Laureate Forum

Maths lecturer attends prestigious Heidelberg Laureate Forum

​A junior lecturer and PhD student in Mathematical Sciences, Jacques Rabie, rubbed shoulders with some of the top researchers in his field at the Heidelberg...

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SU students to compete in annual Simon Marais Mathematics Competition

SU students to compete in annual Simon Marais Mathematics Competition

After being placed third overall in the Western division of the annual Simon Marais Mathematics Competition in 2021, Stellenbosch University will again compete...

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Long journey to PhD in mathematics for former Westridge learner

Long journey to PhD in mathematics for former Westridge learner

When Dr Lesley Wessels walked over the stage this week to receive her doctoral degree in mathematics, it will be the end of a long journey that started when...

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