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Reduce inequalities to advance social justice
Thursday (20 February) is World Social Justice Day. In articles for Cape Argus and News24 respectively, Dr Chris Jones from the Unit for Moral Leadership and Prof Nico Koopman, Vice-Rector: Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel...
Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here’s a new approach
This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here . The burden of noncommunicable diseases in sub-Saharan African is growing because of factors such as demographic changes and increases in life...
2020 to be a ‘year of action’ at SU
“We are moving from ideas to action." With these words, Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU), opened the first staff assembly of 2020. Addressing staff members in the auditorium of the Adam...
Study shows how people cope with ‘manager from hell’
Having a manager from hell can turn many people's dream job into a nightmare. To keep their wits about them in such a toxic environment, people develop various strategies to cope with destructive leadership styles. “People use different...
Judge President calls for “economic inclusion” in the fight for social justice
There will have to be “economic inclusion for all" to help the fight for social justice in South Africa. This was emphasised by Judge President Dennis Davis when he delivered the Inaugural Annual Social Justice Lecture in Stellenbosch last...
Tribute to the late Prof Klaus Koch
It is with great sadness that the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science and the Faculty of Science learned about the passing of Prof Klaus Koch (66) on 2 January this year. Prof Koch was a world-renowned analytical chemist in the...
Disability, as part of diversity, is moving at Maties
SU's Rector and Vice-chancellor, Prof Wim de Villiers announced late last year that 2020 will be the university's Year for Persons with Disability. It will culminate in the sixth African Network for Evidence-to- Action in Disability...
March/April 2020 graduation week cancelled as precaution
Stellenbosch University (SU) constituted a Contingency Committee a month ago to coordinate the University’s preparedness for a possible local corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak. On Wednesday 11 March 2020 the World Health Organisation...
COVID-19: SU institutes important precautionary measures
15 March 2020 COVID-19: Update on Lectures Lectures will continue at Stellenbosch University during the period of discussions between the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Vice-Chancellors of universities and...
COVID-19 Update: SU suspends lectures from 17 March
16 March 2020 Dear Colleagues and Students With a rapidly changing environment around us, and following the measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last night, the Stellenbosch University Rectorate this morning took the following...