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Regional Extended Curriculum (ECP) Symposium
The aims of the ECP regional symposium are to provide a forum for the promotion of criticality and innovation in theorising teaching and learning in ECP. The event featured keynote and special invited speakers whose practices are...
Invasive pines fueled Knysna fires
The replacement of natural fynbos vegetation with pine plantations in the southern Cape, and the subsequent invasion of surrounding land by invasive pine trees, significantly increased the severity of the 2017 Knysna wildfires. This is...
100 Years of excellence celebrated at Food Science
Maties boasts 'high quality' teaching in food science Alumni of Food Science attended a function held at the Department on 7 August 2018, where they had the chance to reflect on the past century through the eyes of Profs Wim de Villiers...
Auxin: Criminal Law 171 Video Project: Boldly going where no Criminal Law Lecturer has gone before
CTL AUXIN SESSION, 22 AUGUST 2018 held at Den Bosch, from 12h45 – 13h45 Dr Mary Nel, senior lecturer in Criminal Law at the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, was the presenter at the AUXIN session on the 22 nd of August 2018. The...
A surprise a day for SU Animal TB Research Group in the Kruger
Plan all you like, the Kruger National Park comes with its own agenda, as members of the TB Research group found out during their recent week-long stay. A week in the Kruger Park sounds like many people's idea of an ideal holiday, but...
T&L Seminar: Decolonising the Science Curriculum: can Legitimation Code Theory show a way forward?
The T&L seminar took place on 6 September 2018. It was presented by Dr Hanelie Adendorff on the following topic: Decolonising the Science Curriculum: can Legitimation Code Theory show a way forward? To listen to a podcast of the seminar...
SU introduces new Disability Access Policy
Disability is very much part of us and our everyday lives. I am sure there's a family member you know, someone in your neighbourhood, a colleague at work, a person at your place of work or attending your clinic, hospital or educational...
Don't leave people with disabilities behind
“You can judge a nation by the way it treats its most vulnerable citizens." This quote has been credited to a variety of prominent historic figures such as Aristotle and Mahatma Ghandi. It has also evolved with time and been applied in...
SA lacks strategy to prevent suicides
With approximately one completed suicide every hour in South Africa, it is hard to believe that the country does not have a clear and comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy in place. “Although suicide is a serious public health...
Interventions in adolescence can boost gains from early childhood
Top-up interventions during adolescence can enhance the long-term benefits of interventions delivered in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, writes Prof Mark Tomlinson from the Department of Psychology in an article published...