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NRF honours SU ecologist with Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Research Foundation (NRF) honoured Emeritus Professor Brian van Wilgen with the Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour that is bestowed by the NRF for a deserving South African for their outstanding contribution to the...
Lack of funding impedes services to people with psychosocial disabilities
Mental health care for persons with psychosocial disabilities has historically been under-prioritised. Globally, there has been a shift away from institutionalisation as the primary response to psychosocial disability towards community...
Centre for Global Surgery brings health education to rural communities
The Centre for Global Surgery (CGS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) has undertaken a project to improve health education in rural South Africa. CGS has partnered with the non-governmental organisation, One to One Africa, to improve diabetes...
Social Impact Symposium 2022 - Universities are about more than just teaching and learning
Joining universities worldwide in the quest to embed social impact in their teaching and learning functions, Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted its annual Social Impact Symposium to reimagine the University's social impact...
Honey bees can be handy pollinators of blueberries
Honey bees seem to be quite handy pollinators of blueberries as they help to increase fruit yield and quality, a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU) found. Titled “Assessing the effectiveness of honey bee pollinators for cultivated...
In memoriam: Dr Rehana Malgas-Enus
It is with great sadness that the Stellenbosch University community has learned of the sudden passing earlier this week of Dr Rehana Malgas-Enus, a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science. She was in Germany where...
Use Heart for Every Heart: World Heart Day 2022
Throughout social distancing and lockdown regulations, many people became isolated. Have you ever been lonely while in a crowd? September is heart awareness month and the theme from the World Heart Federation for World Heart Day on 29...
Climate change affects people’s health in many ways
Climate change continues to pose a major threat to the health of many communities, especially the most vulnerable, around the world. This was the view expressed by Prof Bob Mash from the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine at...
SU strengthens international networks with visit by Consular Corps
Collaboration is essential to universities realising their institutional goals, and for that reason, purposeful partnerships and inclusive networks are among Stellenbosch University's (SU) core strategic themes. This was emphasised during...
We inherited a promise to build an equal, inclusive country
Heritage Day was celebrated on Saturday 24 September. In opinion pieces for the media, Prof Nico Koopman (Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel) and Dr Chris Jones (Department of Systematic Theology and...