SU researchers shine in L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10911 | | SU researchers shine in L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards | FMHS Marketing & Communications | Three promising female researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have been recognised with the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO For Woman in Science awards, highlighting their exceptional contribution to scientific research and innovation. |
World Mental Health Day: We must prioritise adolescents’ mental well-being | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10910 | | World Mental Health Day: We must prioritise adolescents’ mental well-being | Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking | Adolescence is a period of development associated with drastic changes. In addition to trying to establish identity and independence, adolescents face considerable social, environmental and digital factors which impact on their mental health. |
Social grant beneficiaries powerless against informal lenders | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10909 | | Social grant beneficiaries powerless against informal lenders | Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking [Alec Basson] | Social grant beneficiaries, especially the elderly or single mothers, continue to be targeted by unregistered or informal lenders. And, to add insult to injury, there is no legal regulation of these unscrupulous lenders. |
HIV study participants shine at AIDS 2024 Conference | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10908 | | HIV study participants shine at AIDS 2024 Conference | FMHS Marketing & Communications – Sue Segar | Two young women who participated in a groundbreaking HIV study as infants recently made a significant impact at the AIDS 2024 Conference in Munich. |
The evolution of Management Sciences | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10907 | | The evolution of Management Sciences | Aamirah Sonday with assistance from AI. | The Department of Business Management at Stellenbosch University recently hosted the 2024 conference of the Southern Africa Institute for Management Sciences (SAIMS). |
Microorganisms play important role in ecosystems, human health – Prof Thulani Makhalanyane | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10906 | | Microorganisms play important role in ecosystems, human health – Prof Thulani Makhalanyane | Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking | Microbial communities (communities of bacteria, single-celled microorganisms, fungi and viruses that live together in a shared environment) play an important role in ecosystems and human health. |
Maties Hockey adds third astroturf to their facility | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10905 | | Maties Hockey adds third astroturf to their facility | Kimara Singh | Maties Hockey adds third astroturf to their facility |
SU chemists inducted as Fellows of SA Chemical Institute and Royal Society of SA | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10904 | | SU chemists inducted as Fellows of SA Chemical Institute and Royal Society of SA | Faculty of Science (media & communication) | Three chemistry lecturers in Stellenbosch University's Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science have been inducted as Fellows of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI). |
World Teachers’ Day: Teachers’ voices must be heard | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10903 | | World Teachers’ Day: Teachers’ voices must be heard | Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking | We must listen to the voices of teachers to give them the right support and improve their well-being. |
Runner-up: best MSc thesis in computational and statistical science at an African university | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10902 | | Runner-up: best MSc thesis in computational and statistical science at an African university | Faculty of Science (media & communication) | Jacobie Mouton, an alumnus of Stellenbosch University (SU) with an MSc in Computer Science, was the runner-up for the Grace Alele-Williams Masters Award for the best MSc thesis in computational and statistical sciences at an African university in 2023. |