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ATKV’s Cultural Executive Director to speak at SU’s Human Rights Day celebration

Dr Danny Titus, Executive Director: Culture of the ATKV is the guest speaker at Stellenbosch University’s Human Rights Day celebration held on 17 March.  Dr Titus, well-known academic and human rights...

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Why Wilgenhof stands so ‘skew’

Stellenbosch University’s Wordfest (Woordfees) is full of surprises – such as an explanation for Wilgenhof’s unusual orientation in relation to the street. This residence stands diagonally on the...

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USB-ED launches new centre for sustainable business

The leading companies of the future will be those that are serious about sustainability and who prioritise it as such. Companies are increasingly finding themselves in an environment with limited...

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Journalism Department to inaugurate new MEDIAFRIKA Building

The Journalism Department at Stellenbosch University (SU) inaugurated its new MEDIAFRIKA Building on Tuesday night which coincided with its annual celebration of students graduating in the Department....

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Stellenbosch University honours Marlene Dumas

Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary degree on Wednesday to the internationally celebrated artist Marlene Dumas at the graduation ceremony of the Faculties of AgriSciences and Economic and...

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Young leader, this is your time

Learn how you can benefit from the Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert (FVZS) Institute for Student Leadership Development by attending its launch seminar on ‘Pragmatic and Ethical Leadership’ on TUESDAY 29...

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South Africans must get to know each other says ATKV Director: Culture

South Africans do not know each other and have stereotypical images of one another. We should get rid of these images but in order to do that, South Africans must have open and honest conversations....

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Computer scientist wins African award for HIV research

Prof Konrad Scheffler, a Stellenbosch University (SU) computer scientist who uses his expertise in bioinformatics to analyze the evolution of HIV, is one of three researchers who have been honoured...

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Silver medal for chemical biologist working on drug resistant bacteria

Chemical biologist Prof Erick Strauss from the Department of Biochemistry at Stellenbosch University has received the Beckman Coulter Silver Medal from the South African Society for Biochemistry and...

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Children benefit from Aids research at SU

Steady progress is being made in the fight against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)  among children. This is according to Prof Mark Cotton, Head of the Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases...

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Excellence in Management Training at Stellenbosch University’s SPL

The School of Public Leadership (SPL) at Stellenbosch University (SU) has reason to be proud – its Honours Programme in Public and Development Management achieved its best ever success rate the past...

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin comes to the HB Thom

A brand new Afrikaans version of the popular tale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, will be playing in the HB Thom Theatre from tomorrow onwards. The production is presented by the Drama Department and can...

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Maties crowned as campus winners in ATKV debate competition

Maties again showed that they have the gift of the gab when they were crowned campus winners at the annual ATKV debate competition last week. On 8 April it was once again time for the ATKV Universities...

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Mathematical ecologist’s potential as researcher recognised

When he started his studies in China in the 1990s, Dr Cang Hui was quite set on becoming an applied mathematician. However, an academic mentor in his third year, who happened to be a biomathematician,...

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Biomining expert to receive SA award for research excellence

A world leader on the use of microorganisms in biomining activities, Stellenbosch University (SU) microbiologist Prof Doug Rawlings, is to receive the 2011 Havenga Prize for Life Sciences from the...

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Hard work pays off for top SPL student

Dumisani Sondlo decided on the first day that he started studying towards his honours degree at the School of Public Leadership (SPL) at Stellenbosch University that he wanted to be the top student...

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SU Polymer science student receives award in Nepal

If you are interested in how to combine wood and plastics successfully, Tiaan Basson, a doctoral research student in polymer science at Stellenbosch University can be a valuable source of information....

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Equip students with moral responsibility, says SU dean

To care for other people means you have a moral responsibility toward them, said Professor Yusef Waghid, Dean of the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Wednesday (20 April).  He...

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Feast of choir music in celebration of an icon

Hercules Pieter van der Westhuizen, or “Oom Pieter” to many, celebrated his 80th birthday on January 18, 2011. To celebrate this special milestone with this well-known and beloved organist and...

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SU’s SPL helps municipalities manage their finances

More than 500 municipal employees in the Western Cape involved in financial management have since September 2010 been enrolled for municipal minimum competency training by Stellenbosch University’s...

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