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SUNScholar Usage Statistics Our aim with SUNScholar is to make SU research as highly visible possible, so that in the end the increase in citations will impact on your personal ranking, the ranking of the journal you publish with, as … Continue reading →

  We would like to congratulate all students (and their supervisors) who graduated during December 2013! We wish you all the best with your future research and careers.   The full text theses/dissertations (excl. restricted/embargoed theses/dissertations) for Masters and Doctoral … Continue reading →

Continuing professional development in nursing Thesis (MPhil (Curriculum Studies))–Stellenbosch University, 2006. 3363 Small and medium scale enterprises development in Nigeria : constraints and policy options Thesis (MDF)–Stellenbosch University, 2011. 3211 A strategic analysis of the latest entrant into the South … Continue reading →

Source: University World News Stellenbosch University in South Africa is cementing its reputation as a leading research institution by rewarding its most productive researchers with handsome incentives, to boost publication rates. Several universities – and the government – are employing … Continue reading →

Research output in SUNScholar is being indexed by major search engines. The high number of times the following have been viewed is proof that SU research is high in demand, highly relevant and highly visible. A strategic analysis of the … Continue reading →

To all December 2013 graduates Supervisors and students can now commence with the nomination and uploading of theses/dissertations. For guidelines, see http://library.sun.ac.za/English/howdoi/Pages/Submit-my-thesis-online.aspx The closing date for submissions is 28 November 2013. Remember – if it is not on the web, … Continue reading →

The latest results of the Webometric Ranking of World Universities, announced on 6 February this year, placed Stellenbosch University in the top position on the continent. According to Ms Ellen Tise, Senior Director of the Library and Information Service, the … Continue reading →

Researchers are being asked to publish Open Access (OA), but often do not have the funding to pay for it directly. In July, to help with this, the Royal Society of Chemistry launched Gold for Gold, enabling RSC Gold subscribers … Continue reading →

Dear all 2012 has been a special year, and we are thankful for so many things we were part of – maybe the highlight of the year – the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference (www.berlin10.org). We were fortunate to welcome … Continue reading →