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WORLD TB DAY 2020
While the world comes to grips with terms such as COVID-19, social distancing and self-isolation, let us not forget that each year, on 24 March we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise public awareness about the devastating...
Our genes can make us more susceptible to TB
Tuesday (24 March) is World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. In an opinion piece for News24, Profs Marlo Möller and Craig Kinnear from the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences write...
Entrepreneurs hit hard by Coronavirus – ways to stay afloat
Seraj Toefy, Custodian of Entrepreneurship at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), says that according to the Small Business Association , the average cash safety net for small businesses is estimated to last only 27 days...
#WomenofSU: Top medical researcher a champion for maternal and child health
In celebration of Women's Month, Stellenbosch University is shining a spotlight on the exceptional women of our institution. As we celebrate the remarkable achievements of some of our female academics with this series of profiles, we...
COVID-19: Message from the FMHS Dean
Dear Colleagues and Students Over the past few weeks, we have experienced the increasing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on many aspects of our lives. At the same time I have witnessed the extraordinary resilience, empathy and care...
Students: SU’s arrangements for SA lock-down period
Dear StudentsThe new set of circumstances resulting from the lock-down directive by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday evening has increased the complexity of Stellenbosch University’s objective to ensure that our students can complete...
Remote access to library resources and services during the lockdown period
Contact us You can contact the Library for assistance through our online reference service, Ask a Librarian ,and via Twitter and Facebook. Faculty Librarians can be emailed or called directly for information services and research support...
Is the lockdown authoritarian creep or ‘proportionate response’?
Is the lockdown an authoritarian creep or a 'proportionate response' to the COVID-19 pandemic? This is the question Prof Steven Robins from the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology tried to answer in an opinion piece published...
'This pandemic is forcing us to ask new questions'
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world, many countries have gone into lockdown, with only essential service businesses and workers allowed to operate and move around. Most businesses have closed their offices and employees who...
How young vineyards can survive climate change
By choosing the right cultivars and adapting their irrigation regimes in young vineyards, winegrowers may mitigate the expected effect of climate change in coming years. This is according to Dr Hanlé Theron, who recently obtained her...