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Women’s health takes centre stage at social impact initiative
Nearly 120 women from the community of Bishop Lavis in Cape Town attended a Women's Health and Wellness Day in February, themed 'Spread the Word', hosted by the Division of Health Systems and Public Health in the Department of Global Health...
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World Kidney Day: More resources needed to increase access to life-saving kidney replacement therapy
On Thursday 10 March, we celebrate World Kidney Day. In an opinion piece for Health24, Dr Yazied Chothia (Division of Nephrology) writes that since access to kidney replacement therapy is limited and treatment rates are very low in South...
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Prof De Villiers on SAfm: CERI will do cutting-edge research
On 8 March 2022 Prof Wim de Villiers appeared on SAfm, speaking with Songezo Mabece, a Stellenbosch University alumnus, about recent high-profile visits to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science’s Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI)...
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Africa’s adaptation to climate change hampered by skewed funding and lack of data
Over the past three decades Africa received just 3.8% of climate-related research funding globally, with most of this funding going to institutions in Europe and North America. This is despite the fact that most African countries have...
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Education gets new Teaching and Learning vice-dean
In January 2022, Prof Michael le Cordeur commenced duties as new vice-dean of Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU). With this new appointment, he says his education career spanning 41 years has...
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Message from the Rector - assessment wishes and important information about SU support services
Dear students At the start of the November assessment period at Stellenbosch University (SU), I would like to wish you all the best with your exam preparation, final studies for the year, writing of papers and submission of year-end...
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Prof Eugene Cloete points to progress at his final staff assembly as DVC
During Stellenbosch University's (SU) online staff assembly on Wednesday 9 March, Prof Eugene Cloete, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC): Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, gave an overview of progress in his portfolio during his ten...
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ResEd 2022 impactful and a resounding success
At the start of each academic year, the Centre for Student Communities (CSC) and the Transformation Office at Stellenbosch University (SU) host several ResEd workshops across residences as part of the Welcoming Week programme for first...
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Prof Dave Drew attends workshop contributing to new grandis project
Prof Dave Drew attended a workshop hosted by Prof Zander Myburg from the University of Pretoria, in kwaMbonambi on the 28 th of February 2022. The meeting was to bring together stakeholders and current/potential future participants in a...
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Eco-estates ‘failed to contribute to just sustainabilities’
Do eco-estates or “green" gated communities in South Africa enhance economic and social sustainability or is the focus solely on environmental sustainability? Are they simply islands of sustainability or do they actually contribute to the...