Double honour for PhD student
AchieversUniversity of Pretoria February 14, 2018
A University of Pretoria PhD (Political Science) student Dikeledi Mokoena was recently recognised by the Most Influential Young South Africans initiative, and the Africa Youth Awards for her work on pan-Africanism and integration among young people on the continent. She was ranked 33rd out of 100 people in the... Read more
New unit offers logistical support for decentralised training
Latest newsStellenbosch University February 14, 2018
A new organisational entity tasked with facilitating the logistical aspects of decentralised training was recently established at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). Decentralised training – which offers clinical training at primary, secondary and tertiary health care facilities – prepares students to work in the areas and... Read more
UKZN’s School of Management, Information Technology and Governance (SMIG) in partnership with the Chemnitz University of Technology’s (CUT) Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, will participate in the Joint Expertise Project (JEP) to be held in Chemnitz, Germany and Durban, South Africa. The collaborative initiative aims to shape a multi-level, academic... Read more
Fans and players enjoy FNB Maties’ first home game
Stellenbosch UniversityVarsity Sports February 14, 2018
After kicking off its Varsity Cup campaign with a 31-3 victory over the University of Johannesburg on Monday, 29 January, Maties Rugby played its first home game in Stellenbosch on Monday, 5 February. More than 15 000 fans flocked to the Danie Craven stadium to cheer on their team and... Read more
Open up access to advance healthcare
ResearchUniversity of Cape Town February 13, 2018
Caption: Associate Professor Stevan Bruijns, and two undergraduate health science students, Suniti Sinha (left) and Mmapheladi Mosly Maesela (right) found that one out of six African emergency medicine publications was cost-prohibitive. Within a context categorised by an already small emergency medicine research output, one in six African emergency care... Read more
Why do brains seize?
ResearchUniversity of Cape Town February 13, 2018
Dr Joseph Raimondo has always been fascinated with the brain, and from a young age he has endeavoured to understand how it works. As one of five UCT researchers to receive a 2017 Claude Leon Merit Award – which recognises exceptional work by early career academics in the natural... Read more
Get valuable career information at the Maties 2018 Open Day
CareersStellenbosch University February 13, 2018
“The beauty of an Open Day is that you can interact directly with University staff. In this way, you can find out exactly what you need to know about the various fields of study, as well as the support services the University offers,” says Magdel Pretorius, project manager at... Read more
Umpiring the Wright way
HockeyTshwane University of TechnologyVarsity Sports February 12, 2018
And the award of International Hockey Umpire of the Year goes to … John Wright! Tshwane University of Technology’s John Wright, who is a world renowned and respected Hockey Umpire, was crowned as the Federation of International Hockey’s Umpire (FIH) of the year during a glamour event in Berlin... Read more
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ (FMHS) Department of Psychiatry has received an endowment from Sanford Health for a research fellowship in Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The endowment was announced during a Sanford Health delegation’s recent visit to the FMHS at Stellenbosch University. Sanford Health... Read more
To the heart of matter
ResearchUniversity of Cape Town February 9, 2018
Particle physicist Dr Sahal Yacoob is one of five UCT researchers who received Claude Leon Merit Awards in 2017. These awards recognise meritorious scholarly work by early-career academics in natural sciences, medical sciences (excluding clinical research) and engineering. The award will support his research on the Higgs boson, the... Read more
