Some 200 Maties and other Stellenbosch residents dressed or painted themselves in green and took park in a march in support of the international 350 campaign, in the town on Saturday.
Scientists have identified the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere on 350 parts per million (ppm) in order to avoid an environmental crisis. [...]

We want to call on all parties involved to please ensure that all meter readings for copy machines are given to service providers. It is in everybody’s interest that the readings are sent through timeously to ensure that billing is done correctly. We appreciate your co-operation.

MY MeDIA bookshop now purchase secondhand academic books for the first semester of 2010.
Contact Marlene at 021 88 77 66 2 or by e-mail to mymedia@sun.ac.za or visit our bookshop in McDonald Street (between Victoria and Hofmeyr).

Carel Pretorius recently became the first student working at SACEMA (DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis) at Stellenbosch University (SU) to complete a PhD degree after successfully defending his PhD thesis.
His thesis was titled: “An investigation into joint HIV and TB epidemics in South Africa”. The work was supervised by Prof Kristian [...]

Prof Ian Buick of the Department of Geology, Geography and Environmental Studies will present his inaugural lecture on 12 November 2009.
It is titled: The role of accessory phases in petrology: from little things, big things grow
Date: Thursday 12 November 2009
Time: 17:30
Venue: Jannasch Hall, Conservatoire, Victoria Street
Refreshments will be served after the lecture. Please indicate special dietary [...]

Prof Conrad Matthee of the Department of Botany and Zoology will present his inaugural lecture on 5 November 2009.
It is titled: The “big bang” in taxonomy.
Date: Thursday 5 November 2009
Time: 17:30
Venue: Jannasch Hall, Conservatoire, Victoria Street
Refreshments will be served after the lecture. Please indicate special requirements.
RSVP before 30 October to Suzette Els at 021 808 3072 [...]

The Annual General Meeting of the Convocation of Stellenbosch University, usually held at the beginning of November, will be held in the DF Malan Memorial Centre on 10 December.
The AGM has been moved to coincide with the first ever ‘BoschFest to be held in Stellenbosch on 9 and 10 December.
On conclusion of the Convocation meeting [...]