The Rector of Stellenbosch University, Prof Russel Botman, will be visiting two international academic institutions from 19 to 28 October 2009.
His first stop is at VU University Amsterdam where he will attend a conference on Religion and Society that will be held from 20 to 22 October at the University.
Prof Botman will also visit Westminster [...]

Notably and curiously the commendations and praise for Stellenbosch University (SU) by the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training went unnoticed and unsaid in media reports last week, writes Prof Russel Botman, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University in an e-mail to all staff and students, wishing them all the best for the home [...]

This is an invitation to join an international movement of climate change action, on 24 October 2009.
The world’s leaders meet in Copenhagen in December 2009 to reach agreement on a new climate treaty. A global movement involving more than 150 countries has built up and will make sure to influence the decision-making process in Copenhagen [...]

As a further implementation of and enhancement to the new Voice Communication System, the Voicemail System will as from 09:00 on Thursday 22 October 2009 be replaced by a new and more user-friendly system. Herewith a summary of how the new system will function.
 1) DIRECT FORWARDING TO VOICEMAIL
When an incoming call is received, the call is [...]

The following inaugural lectures will take place at the Stallenbosch University’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
Prof Bob Mash
(Family Medicine and Primary Care)
Title: Chronic disease, climate change and complexity
Prof Elizabeth Wasserman
(Medical Microbiology)
Title: Battles with bacteria: the history and future of Staphylococcus aureus infection
Date: 11 November 2009
Time: 17:30 for 18:00
Venue: Lecture Hall 8; Teaching Block; Tygerberg Campus
RSVP: 4 November [...]

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) at Stellenbosch University took home the Reuters South African Economist of the Year award for the second consecutive year for most accurately predicting key domestic economic indicators in the year.
The BER also scooped this award in 2001.
Mr Hugo Pienaar of the BER accepted the award on behalf of the [...]

Speaker: Prof Cherryl Walker (Sociology and Social Anthropology Department, US)
Title: Elusive Equality: Women, Property Rights and Land Reform in South Africa
Date: Thursday 22 October 2009
Time: 13:00
Venue: Arts building, fourth floor, room 403
Contact Person: Cyrildine Fortuin, cfortuin@sun.ac.za, 021 808 2417

Research Africa is a web-based resource available to SU researchers which gives you access to a vast number of up-to-date international funding opportunities.
 What makes this tool so useful is that you can search for funding according to keywords, disciplinary fields and specific sponsors.  Within these searches you can also refine your search to find funding [...]