Centre for Student Life and Learning equips students with skills for an...
Page Content: The Centre for Student Life and Learning (CSLL) kicked off its annual training sessions for newly elected leaders by focusing on creating a Constitutional Welcoming and equipping students...
View ArticleInternational Literacy Day: Literacy a critical component of learning
Page Content: International Literacy Day was celebrated on Sunday 8 September. In opinion pieces for the media, Drs Hanelie Adendorff (Centre for Teaching and Learning) and Zelda Barends (Curriculum...
View ArticleMpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next...
Page Content: This article was first published in The Conversation. Read the original article here. The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be...
View ArticleSpecial outreach to promote child health
Page Content: A sticker on your forehead, jumping on one leg or given a chance to marvel at your disposable gloves – everything has been put in place to make a unique health outreach to vulnerable...
View Article"Africa, Our Home" – fostering Internationalisation through culture at...
Page Content: Stellenbosch University (SU) students celebrated the richness of diversity of its student body at a recent Cultural Evening, held on Saturday, 7 September 2024, at The Stellenbosch...
View ArticleAdaptive capacity of plants in drylands and deserts is “globally exceptional”
Page Content: What do we know about how plants adapted to extreme climates in the desert regions of our world? And how are these plants going to respond to emerging threats, such as increases in...
View ArticlePodcast: ‘We have to grapple to learn’: Talking Transformative Assessment...
Page Content: Dr Sharon Malan, programme lead of the EMS Faculty's Extended Curriculum Programme, was recently interviewed on the talks@stellenboschuni podcast where she shared her journey of...
View ArticleSymposium urges shift from charity to constitutional right in tackling hunger...
Page Content: While millions of South Africans are going hungry, tonnes of food are wasted annually. The country needs to move beyond the notion of “charity", to the constitutionally enshrined right to...
View ArticleSU Professor appointed director of global vaccine research network
Page Content: Professor Samantha Sampson, a renowned tuberculosis (TB) researcher from Stellenbosch University (SU), has been appointed as the Director of the VALIDATE Network, a global collaboration...
View ArticleGlobal Hunger Crisis in Focus at SU’s 2024 International Social Justice...
Page Content: As the world confronts the devastating reality that nearly 2.4 billion people – almost 30% of the global population – lack adequate access to food,1 Stellenbosch University's Centre for...
View ArticleSU launches IMPACT Open-Air Laboratory
Page Content: The Hans Merensky Chair in Advanced Modelling of Eucalypt Growth and Wood Formation (or EucXylo) at Stellenbosch University (SU) officially opened its IMPACT (Intensive Monitoring of...
View ArticleInnovus's Doris Peters receives SARIMA Excellence award
Page Content: Innovus's Venture Support Manager, Doris Peters, received the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) award for professional excellence in innovation...
View Article7th Women’s Day takes us back to our roots
Page Content: For the seventh time this year, more than two hundred women of SU's RC Operations and Finance accepted Prof Stan du Plessis, our COO's invitation to came together on Women's Day to...
View ArticleSU moves its internal audit function to operations
Page Content: Stellenbosch University moved its internal audit function at the beginning of 2024 to form part of the Senior Director: Operations, Irfaan Dalvie's portfolio. This function was previously...
View ArticleMandela Day 2024
Page Content: FM makes Sizamile Daycare a colourful and safe place for 60 children in KayamandiEvery year on 18 July, Mandela Day, the team from Facilities Management contributes 67 minutes (more like...
View ArticleOur diversity is a rich source of experience for the life of our University
Page Content: It was a great privilege to host once again our RC's seventh Women's Day event on 7 August this year. This event is a highlight on my annual calendar and a celebration that gets better...
View ArticleSU Facilities Management receives international GIS award
Page Content: Stellenbosch University's Facilities Management Division (SUFM) received global recognition for its outstanding and effective use of Geographic Information Management Systems (GIS)...
View ArticleWhen the will becomes the way
Page Content: When you walk along the Eerste River on the Koloniesland trail, you will find a small plaque next to a tree donated by Anton Rupert with the words:“Waar daar 'n wil is, is daar 'n weg en...
View ArticleAuxin: Socially responsive curricula in medical education: A student perspective
Page Content: You are invited to attend the next lunch time Auxin session offered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning.Speaker: Dr Anthea Hansen Topic: Socially responsive curricula in medical...
View ArticleDemocracy faces many challenges
Page Content: The International Day of Democracy was observed on 15 September. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University's Centre for Research on Democracy (CREDO) focused on...
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