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PhD student receives Timothy Dow Adams Award
Page Content: Nick Mdika Tembo, a PhD candidate in English Department at Stellenbosch University (SU), is this year's co-recipient of the Timothy Dow Adams Award along with two other recipients,...
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PhD candidate's first poetry collection published
Page Content: The first poetry manuscript to be penned by Ms Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese, a doctoral candidate of the Graduate School of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Stellenbosch University,...
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Maties want to inspire others as Stb Sport Ambassadors
Page Content: Several Matie athletes and a Stellenbosch University (SU) alumna have accepted roles as Stellenbosch Sport Ambassadors.The Stellenbosch Sport Ambassadors (SSA) programme aims to empower...
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Learners benefit from holiday programme
Page Content: Maties Sport is committed to promoting opportunities for positive interaction between SU students, staff and local communities. In June, a group of 42 learners from schools in the...
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Mandela Week makes a difference
Page Content: Staff and students at Stellenbosch University proved this past week (18-22 July) that even the smallest good deed can make a huge difference in somebody's life.Staff, students and...
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Sign language-related courses help teachers of Deaf students with new curriculum
Page Content: Last year, the first South African Sign Language (SASL) curriculum was rolled out nationally in South Africa after it had first been piloted as a project at the De la Bat School for the...
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New yeast species named after SU scientist
Page Content: A microbiologist from Stellenbosch University (SU), Prof. Alf Botha, has been honoured for his contribution to the study of yeast ecology with a newly-discovered yeast species named after...
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Clinical Pharmacologist recognised for innovative teaching
Page Content: Dr Eric Decloedt of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology received the award as Educator of the Year in recognition of his contributions to excellence, expertise and demonstrable...
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New book: State, governance and development in Africa.
Page Content: The inspiration for this book was a Summer School on State, Governance and Development presented by distinguished academics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London....
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Dr Ronald Kahn presents Thys Visser Commemorative Lectures
Page Content: Earlier this week, Stellenbosch University hosted Dr Ronald N Kahn of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, when he presented the biennial Thys Visser Commemorative Lecture...
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SU experts write about nature conservation
Page Content: Today (28 July 2016) is World Nature Conservation Day. In opinion pieces in the media, experts at Stellenbosch University highlight nature conversation issues that should deserve more...
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Impact of TB diagnostic tests evaluated
Page Content: Dr Eleanor Ochodo has been awarded a fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine by the Wellcome Trust to develop a framework for the design of clinical trials to measure the impact...
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Experts call for early interventions to eliminate hepatitis
Page Content: The first ever strategy for the elimination of viral hepatitis was adopted by World Health Assembly (WHA) in May this year, and as a result the theme for the International Hepatitis...
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IPB representatives attend European Plant Biology Congress
Page Content: Staff and postgraduate students from the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB) attended the mid-year Plant Biology Europe EPSO/FESPB 2016 Congress in Prague, Czech Republic. This...
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Live streaming the Rector and Libertas Choir to Germany – a first for SU
Page Content: When the German technicians let us know "standby to go live in five minutes", we knew the teamwork and planning for streaming the Rector and the Libertas choir live to Germany had paid...
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Mothers must be supported to breastfeed
Page Content: Most people are aware of the various advantages of breastmilk and breastfeeding. However, not all employers and colleagues support working mothers to continue breastfeeding when they...
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Young changemakers learn from international experts
Page Content: Nick Wayne, a fourth-year medical student and chairperson of the Tygerberg Student Council, attended a prestigious international summit earlier this year which afforded him the...
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From Maties to Springboks for Sport Science’s alumnus Warren Adams
Page Content: It took him more than a decade to get to the top echelon and former Sport Science student Warren Adams believes it is all about perseverance and a willingness to learn.In April this year...
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Bureau for Economic Research has a new Director
Page Content: The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) at Stellenbosch University has a new Director, Professor Johann Kirsten. He is BER's sixth Director since its establishment in 1944."We are...
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#MyTygerMaties60 student profile: Kyle Goosen
Page Content: Part time golfer. Part time guitarist. Full time student. This, along with his love for food, friends, family and Jesus is how first-year MB,ChB student Kyle Goosen defines...
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