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Book shows Muslim education can help address social conflicts
Page Content: An ethical exposition of Muslim education can help address many contemporary ills and global challenges such as social and societal conflicts, discrimination, exclusion and...
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South Africa’s great white sharks heading for extinction
Page Content: The magnificent great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias L.) is one of the oldest shark lineages with an evolutionary origin dating back about 14 million years. New research from...
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Exercise in childhood benefits those with cerebral palsy in later life
Page Content: There were two groups of athletes. First they cycled for 30 seconds as fast as they could on a stationary bicycle. Then they ran as fast as they could for 40m. And then they were asked to...
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nGAP position allocated to Food Science brings relief
Page Content: The Department of Food Science within the Faculty of AgriSciences received one of four nGap positions allocated to Stellenbosch University (SU). A total of 79 allocations were made to...
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New appointment at the WAT
Page Content: Dr Gerda Odendaal has been appointed as co-editor at the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal. Dr Odendaal has a BA and an Honours BA (Afrikaans and Dutch) cum laude from the University of...
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CULTURAL DAY
Page Content: On the 26th of May, the Stellenbosch University Language Centre Intensive English Programme (IEP) international students, celebrated Cultural Day in a unique and exciting way.The United...
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CHPE scoops award for ‘best publication’
Page Content: The award for Best Publication for 2016 was presented to Prof Susan van Schalkwyk at a recent conference of the South African Association of Health Educationalists' (SAAHE).Van Schalkwyk,...
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It will take more than $36 billion every year to end AIDS
Page Content: In the past 15 years, the global community has provided US$109.8 billion in development assistance to curb HIV/AIDS. Several international aid organisations created in this period have...
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SU’s Prof Opara to lead the world’s agricultural engineers
Page Content: CIGR is umbrella body of the world's agricultural engineersStellenbosch University distinguished professor and research chair Prof Umezuruike Linus Opara has been elected as the incoming...
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Military Academy participated in 67 minutes
Page Content: On 18 July 2016, the Military Academy members participated in 67 minutes as part of Mandela Day celebrations, in order to make a change in the Saldanha Military Area, as well as in the...
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Beyers Naudé: The Thug life of an Afrikaner dominee
Page Content: The Beyers Naudé Archive houses many good protest artworks especially in the Pro Veritate collection and the Belydende Kring (literally: "Confessing Circle") which offered theological...
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Obesity could cause Osteoarthritis
Page Content: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, with millions of people worldwide affected by this crippling disease. The extent of the disease burden has not been well...
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New unit makes TB treatment safer for children
Page Content: A new research unit geared towards making TB drugs safe and accessible for children recently opened its doors at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital. "It is a child's human right to be given...
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New male contraceptive a “game changer”, says expert
Page Content: A new method of male contraception that is as effective as a vasectomy, but will be entirely reversible and has little or no side-effects, is expected to become available within the next...
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Matie teams up with NASA for extreme underwater mission
Page Content: Five, four, three, two, one… Stellenbosch University alumnus, Dr Noel du Toit, is taking the plunge and braving the deep sea on 26 July to live and do research at the bottom of the...
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New book shows how watching dragonflies can help to monitor SA's water
Page Content: South Africa's 162 sun loving dragonfly species are not only beautiful to watch, but are also helping conservationists, water managers and farmers get to grips with the state of local...
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Tygerberg Campus celebrates Mandela Week
Page Content: Staff and students on the Tygerberg Campus once again celebrated Mandela Day this year in the spirit of caring, giving and sharing for which they are well-known. The management team of...
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Students invited to a conversation on rape culture
Page Content: The Task Team on Rape Culture invites all Stellenbosch University (SU) students to a conversation to get as much information, feedback, and ideas from the student community as...
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Tygerberg Gospel Choir on a high note
Page Content: When first-year MB,ChB student Terrence Mngomezulu heard a few people singing gospel songs for fun, the seed to start a gospel choir on the Tygerberg campus was planted. Mngomezulu, who...
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Study shows how Afrikaans music recordings reflect the country’s history
Page Content: "While many researchers who write about South Africa's history view history from a political perspective, my research is an attempt to look at the history from an entirely different...
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