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Gender-based violence as a human rights violation - virtual panel discussion held
The HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law and the Transformation Committee of the Stellenbosch University Law Faculty hosted a well-attended virtual panel discussion on gender-based violence as a human rights violation on the 19 th of...
Behavioural change needed for municipalities to perform
Municipalities will continue to underperform, unless managers change their behaviour, writes Dr Harlan Cloete from the School of Public Leadership in an article published on Mail & Guardian's Thought Leader platform (23 August). Read the...
Building long-term immunity against COVID-19
We simply know too little about how the immune system counterattacks COVID-19 infections. Upon careful interpretation of the picture that is emerging, emeritus professor Dirk Bellstedt believes there are reasons for optimism for bringing...
#Researchforimpact: The potential of popular music archives at SU
As a scholar-archivist and archivist-scholar, Dr Lizabé Lambrechts works across a variety of domains, including heritage preservation, academic research and public interest projects. Lambrechts is a post-doctoral research fellow at the...
'Warrior Women' on the Covid-19 frontline
"When things were difficult, I took pride in the amazing team of mostly women. Strong women doing their best," said Dr Usha Lalla, an intensivist working right on the Covid-19 frontline in Tygerberg Hospital's Intensive Care Unit. "Women...
#WomenofSU: Helping to shift perceptions and (mis-) understandings around sexual violence
Sexual violence diminishes the human dignity of every citizen and wastes the wealth of human potential we have in South Africa. By asking questions about the meanings of sexual attack, Prof Louise du Toit from the Department of Philosophy...
‘Ou Hoofgebou’ artwork to celebrate Constitution
An artwork in celebration of the Constitution of South Africa is being erected at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Ou Hoofgebou (Old Main Building) in Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch. The installation comprises three separate metal plates...
#WomenofSU: Bringing awareness to disease treatments and strategies
Dr Balindiwe Sishi has always been fascinated about the functioning of the human body, not only when it functions well but also during disease. As a senior lecturer at the Department of Physiological Sciences at Stellenbosch University...
Five SU students pass away
It is with great sadness that Stellenbosch University (SU) has learnt of the passing of five valued persons who were studying at the University. “As a university community we are deeply saddened by the loss of our students, and wish to...
Covid-19 under spotlight at historic FMHS research day
An historic event took place this week at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) when the 64 th Annual Academic Day (AAD), which has been held every year since the faculty was established in 1956, was for the first time hosted...