The world-renowned anthropologist and palaeontologist, Prof Nina Jablonski, presented a lecture at the the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) on Tuesday night. The lecture, “Why human skin comes in colours”, was presented by the African Genome Education Institute. Stellenbosch University will bestow an honorary doctorate upon Prof Jablonksi at its Graduation Ceremony on 10 [...]

Ethel Phiri is the Stellenbosch University recipient of the S2A3 medal, which is awarded by the Southern African Association for the Advancement of Science (S2A3) for original research at masters’ level in a scientific discipline. She did her research on invasive species on Marion Island.

Speaker: Prof Paul van Rensburg (UCT)
Topic: Size, P/E and Beta on the JSE
Date: Monday 8 March 2010
Time: 12:00-13:00
Venue: CGW Schumann Building, Room 207B
Contact person: Carina Smit (carina@sun.ac.za)

Nobel Laureate Sydney Brenner, who will receive an honourary doctorate from Stellenbosch University next week, will give a STIAS lecture on the topic Reading the Human Genome: the reconstruction of the past.
Date: Thursday 11 March
Time: 17:00
Venue: Wallenberg Research Centre at STIAS
More information available from Prof Jannie Hofmeyr at 021 808 5842 or 021 808 2704.

University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars Program (UMAPS)
The programme is presented by the African Studies Center at the University of Michigan and offers early career faculty members (who have taught for less than 10 years) from Ghana, Liberia and South Africa the opportunity to collaborate with faculty and students at the University of Michigan during [...]

Electronic access to engineering resource, IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL), now available through Library  and Information Service website
 The Library and Information Service is pleased to announce that it has procured access to one of the engineering industry’s most powerful resources – IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL).
 The IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) provides access to almost a third of [...]

The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China  grants 3 scholarships to students currently registered at Stellenbosch University to study in China. With support from the South African Department of Higher Education and Training, the Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) at Stellenbosch University is active in marketing this opportunity to South African students [...]

The STIAS 2010 Lecture Series commences with Dr Marc van Regenmortel, CNRS, Strasbourg on “Darwin and the Species Problem” (23 Feb, 13h00) and “Are viruses alive? A contemporary debate” (25 Feb, 13h00) in the main lecture hall of the Visual Arts Building in Victoria Street. All are welcome,