News

The Department of Sociology and Social Antropology urgently requires the services of a temporary administrative assistant to start as soon as possible. Duties will include reception and certain administrative tasks. Knowledge of the University’s systems will be an advantage. For more information contact Hendrine de Wet on  021 808 2479 or hjdw@sun.ac.za

A memorial gathering for the late Prof Anthonie (Ton) van Laar, who passed away at the age of 86 on 14 August, will take place in the Old Library, Room 1010 in the Paul Sauer Building (Department of Forest and Wood Science) on 4 September 2009 at 15.00. Prof van Laar, ex-Dean of the then Faculty [...]

The Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather (CTFL) SETA recently sponsored a group of third year Stellenbosch University (SU) Textile Science students to spend a week at Gelvenor Textiles in Durban for some valuable in-house exposure to the local textile industry. Gelvenor Textiles is a leading global producer of high technology industrial, technical and specialised fabrics, [...]

The CCIBA (Centre for Comic, Illustrative and Book Arts) Creative Workshops Programme will be held from 7 to 11 September 2009 at the Stellenbosch University Department of Visual Arts. Through a programme of short courses in a variety of arts disciplines, it offers the general public access to the infrastructural and teaching resources of the [...]

The first African PACS & RIS Edu-conference will be held at the Faculty of Health Sciences on 22 – 24 October 2009. The goal of this edu-conference is to share experiences and knowledge gained through the implementation of PACS & RIS solutions at various sites throughout Africa. The hope is that participants will be able [...]

Do you want Access to more International Funding Opportunities? You do have access to a dynamic search tool for international funding opportunities – Research Africa. Research Africa is a web-based resource available to SU researchers. Through this database, researchers have access to a vast number of up-to-date international funding opportunities that researchers in South Africa [...]

Are you using a Tablet to Twitter about your Theory? Or maybe a Wiki on the Web for your Science? Would you like to find out how these technologies makes your teaching effective and if students learn differently when they are used in class? Then this seminar is just the place for you.Herewith all interested [...]

With effect from 1 July 2009, Stellenbosch University (SU) has renegotiated certain restrictive clauses of the Blanket Licence Agreement (BLA) with DALRO (Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation). The original agreement was concluded in 2005 and has allowed the University to continue to provide course material to students in accordance with the regulations as described [...]

Department Sociology and Social Anthropology Speaker: Lindsay Reynolds Title: Children, Care and the Question of Kinship: A Few Late Zulu Problems Date: Thursday, 27 August  2009 Time: 13:00 Venue: Arts building, fourth floor, Room 403 Contact person: Cyrildine Fortuin, 021 808 2417, cfortuin@sun.ac.za

Speaker: Riaan Oppelt (English Department, SU)Title: From Husbandry to Organic Destruction: The Role of Nature in C. Louis Leipoldt’s Valley Trilogy Date: Thursday 27 August 2009 Time: 12:00-13:00 Venue: “Green” Molteno Room (579), English Department, 5th Floor, Arts & Social Sciences Building For further information email megsam@sun.ac.za All welcome!

The Department of English at Stellenbosch University will be presenting its annual postgraduate conference on Friday 4 September 2009. The Conference is an opportunity for students from the universities of Stellenbosch, Western Cape and Cape Town to present work related to their current research projects. Time: 08:30 – 16:30 Venue: Department of English, 5th Floor, Arts [...]

Alex Lichtenstein (Florida International University) will host a talk on Citizens or Subjects?: The Durban Strikes and the African Working Class – A Critique of Mamdani. Date: Tuesday 1 September 2009  Venue: Wilcocks Building Room 316 Time: 13:00-14:00 ALL WELCOME Enquiries: sss@sun.ac.za

This year the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University (SU) celebrates 150 years of theological training in Stellenbosch with a  programme that includes various international conferences, workshops, consultations and art events. The academic climax of the anniversary year will be the presentation of the honorary degrees to five prominent theologians. The recipients are Profs Denise [...]

If you are either a psychiatrist, senior registrar in psychiatry or a basic neuroscientist, doing full-time reasearch and under the age of 45 years, then do send in your application for a Research Development Award valued at R100 000. For more information click here

In a member’s motion accepted during a meeting on Friday, 21 August, the Senate of Stellenbosch University (SU) expressed its full confidence in the Rector’s management team, and specifically in Prof Russel Botman as Rector and Vice-Chancellor, and Prof Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector (Teaching), for the manner in which leadership is provided on language issues at [...]