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Stellenbosch University
The 400-year-old story of oaks: from cultural icons to invaders and victims
The nearly 400-year-old history of oaks in South Africa may be coming to an end, forever changing the treescape of towns and cities such as Cape Town, George, Paarl, Stellenbosch and Swellendam. In a research paper published in the South...
Stellenbosch University
SU’s Engineering Faculty acquires first MicroWriter ML®3 in Africa
In a first-of-its-kind for Africa, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently acquired a world-class machine used for micro-manufacturing capabilities that...
Stellenbosch University
We’ve made progress towards social justice, but challenges remain
World Day of Social Justice is celebrated annually on 20 February. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University write that even though we've made progress towards social justice over the last 30 years, challenges...
Department of Philosophy
In defence of uncertainty
So much of everyday life depends on trust: trust that tomorrow will arrive, that nothing catastrophic will happen when it does, that our plans will work out and life will go on. The COVID pandemic has upended this easy reliance on the...
Department of Philosophy
‘A view from solidarity’ and ‘A view from Environmental Ethics’
At the beginning of April, just after the first phase of South Africa’s hard lockdown at level 5 was announced, I, together with a number of colleagues from Southern Africa and further afield, was approached by the Regional Office of UNESCO...
Department of Philosophy
Will Corona leave behind a decent, more caring, society?
Over the first three months of the Corona virus outbreak in South Africa, a netto number of 7500 lives have been saved. This means, with the death toll from the virus included, 7500 fewer people died in South Africa from March to May 2020...
Doctoral Office
Value
At the Tygerberg Doctoral Office, Stellenbosch University, we live SU’s values—fostering inclusivity, sustainability and innovation to empower world-class research in health sciences.
Department of Philosophy
What’s our duty to future generations? Greta Thunberg demands an answer
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