SU student and award-winning pianist Kyle Shepherd at Africa Open on 19 September
ArchivesLatest newsStellenbosch University September 19, 2017
On 19 September, the award-winning pianist and improviser Kyle Shepherd will give a public talk and performance as part of the IfPop Conversations series organised by the Interdisciplinary Forum for Popular Music of Africa Open at Stellenbosch University (SU). The IfPop is part of Africa Open, a new research... Read more
SU’s sport science department and museum present conference on decolonising sport
ArchivesStellenbosch UniversityVarsity Sports September 15, 2017
The Department of Sport Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) and the SU Museum is presenting a two day conference themed “Decolonising Sport Historical Themes”. The conference, to be held from 15-16 September 2017 at the SU Museum in Ryneveld Street in Stellenbosch, is to all accounts the first of its... Read more
Chemistry students develop water saving measures for labs
ArchivesMust-ReadResearchStellenbosch University September 15, 2017
Three chemistry students at Stellenbosch University (SU) have reduced their laboratory’s water consumption by at least 3 000 litres per week by coming up with innovative and relatively inexpensive ways of saving water. Four months ago PhD students Monica Clements, Jonathan Hay and Anton Hamann started to conduct trials in... Read more
AB InBev and Stellenbosch University: Partnership will increase research into beer ingredients
ArchivesLatest newsResearchStellenbosch University September 14, 2017
Agronomists and food scientists of Stellenbosch University have partnered with the multinational beverage and brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev). The R6 million funding that is being received allows them to tackle specific issues over the next three years related to the production of barley. It will also... Read more
New treatment options for chronic inflammatory diseases
ArchivesResearchStellenbosch University September 11, 2017
Bacteria may be responsible for more than suspected, especially when it comes to inflammatory diseases such as Type 2 diabetes. On the photo above, imaged here are micrographs of Type 2 diabetes clots before and after treatment with LPS-binding protein. When visualised microscopically, the fibrin fibres of the blood... Read more
Persons who wish to undertake invigilation duties during the SU examinations from Tuesday 24 October to Saturday 02 December 2017 have the opportunity to apply till Thursday 14 September 2017. Minimum qualification is Matric, but preference will be given to graduated SU staff members and post graduate students. Undergraduate students unfortunately do... Read more
Maties’ Frankie du Toit off to Australia for MTB World Championships
ArchivesStellenbosch UniversityVarsity Sports September 7, 2017
The recently crowned SA U23 cross-country champion, Maties Cycling’s Frankie du Toit, left for Australia on her 20thbirthday – 2 September – to compete in the UCI MTB World Championships in Cairns. This trip became a reality after she managed to raise all the funds necessary to represent her country internationally. Due... Read more
SU improves its position on Times Higher Education rankings
AchieversArchivesStellenbosch University September 5, 2017
Stellenbosch University (SU) has improved its position on the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. In the 2018 version, which has just been released SU is now placed in the category 351 – 400. More than a 1000... Read more
SU Chamber Choir completes hugely successful Hong Kong tour
AchieversArchivesStellenbosch University September 2, 2017
The Stellenbosch University Chamber Choir (SUCC) has just returned from a hugely successful tour to Hong Kong. The choir was invited as Artist Choir in Residence to the 2017 World Youth & Children’s Choir Festival which took place from 17-22 July 2017. An invitation of this nature can be considered both a great and... Read more
Maties kick off international sporting careers in Canada
ArchivesStellenbosch UniversityVarsity Sports August 22, 2017
Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students and multi-sport athletes have travelled almost halfway across the world to kick off their international sporting careers at the 2017 ITU Multisport World Championship Festival, held from 18-27 August in Penticton, Canada. Catherine Pellow-Jarman (19), a first-year BA Sport Science student from Franschhoek, and... Read more
