Kovsie cricketer, Raynard van Tonder, impresses at U19 World Cup
Stellenbosch UniversityVarsity Sports January 23, 2018
Raynard van Tonder, captain of the South African under-19 cricket team, has had an excellent start to the U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. The Kovsie student smashed 143 runs in his team’s 169-run victory over Kenya in the teams’ first outing in the tournament on 14 January... Read more
Faculty’s top master’s student is passionate about Statistics
AchieversStellenbosch University January 23, 2018
When Monika du Toit (26) enrolled for a BCom degree at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2011 – shortly after moving to South Africa from Slovakia – she had no idea that Statistics would become her passion. She also could not have imagined that she would receive two Rector’s Awards... Read more
Injectable birth control may raise HIV infection risk
Latest newsUniversity of Cape Town January 22, 2018
The intramuscular injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, or DMPA, may raise the risk for HIV infection by 40% in women, according to research published recently in Endocrine Reviews. Research indicates alternative contraception methods may help protect women. Professor Janet P. Hapgood, lead author of the review from the University of Cape... Read more
Marine Engineering Lecturer making waves internationally
AchieversNelson Mandela University January 22, 2018
Nelson Mandela University Marine Engineering lecturer Boswell Lungisa Douse was awarded his Master of Science degree in Naval Architecture in December 2017 from the University of Southampton with his dissertation focussing on the loss of stability of the H.M.H.S Britannic, the sister ship of the S.S Titanic. Part of... Read more
The fact that she will soon be leaving for England to take part in their netball super league has not completely sunk in for Charmaine Baard. Charmaine, goal shooter for Maties and for the South African team that took part in the Fast 5 netball tournament in Australia in October... Read more
SA’s push for knowledge-based economy through intellectual property at UWC
Latest newsUniversity of the Western Cape January 19, 2018
“If you want to create a knowledge-based economy and be part of it, be a player, not an observer. There isn’t a stronger backbone than having a real understanding of what intellectual property is.” So said Mmboneni Muofhe, Department of Science & Technology (DST) Deputy Director General for Technology... Read more
Rhodes affiliated scholars pen pertinent body of work to acclaim
AchieversMust-ReadRhodes University January 19, 2018
Rhodes University’s post-doctoral fellow Dr Laura Alfers (NALSU/ISER) and Dr Francie Lund (RU Honorary doctorate holder), along with their colleague Rachel Moussié, contributed a critically acclaimed research-based article on ‘The human right to social security’. The Rhodes affiliated scholars’ article appears in the latest edition of the prestigious International... Read more
Quest for a better heart valve
ResearchStellenbosch University January 19, 2018
Heart valve replacement, while a lifesaving procedure, is rife with problems ranging from blood clotting to tissue degeneration. The field is long overdue for innovation. Prof Jacques Janson, a senior specialist in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Division in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, with a strong interest in... Read more
UFH becomes HEA strategic partner
Latest newsUniversity of Fort Hare January 18, 2018
The University of Fort Hare has become a HEA Strategic Partner – the first university in South Africa to do so. In the first steps of the partnership, staff from University of Fort Hare’s Teaching and Learning Centre are applying for HEA Fellowship. This phase of work will build... Read more
Matrics get a second chance to improve their NSC results at SU
Latest newsStellenbosch University January 18, 2018
Matriculants from 2016 and 2017 who do not meet the admission requirements for higher education, but who have passed Grade 12, can still apply for admission to the year-long SciMathUS (Science and Mathematics at Stellenbosch University) Programme. Presented by the Stellenbosch University Centre for Pedagogy (SUNCEP), the programme annually... Read more
