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#Researchforimpact: Protecting our paralympians
Paralympians “push the envelope" as hard as any elite athlete, but they have additional medical challenges that SU researchers are helping them overcome. The Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM) at the Faculty of Medicine and...
Novel idea helps fight diabetes
An Economic Management and Sciences Faculty member's knack for using photo novels ( fotonovelas) to address key health issues has been recognised by the Western Cape Department of Health who commissioned him to develop a storybook to...
SU launches Be Active challenge
In support of Heart Awareness Month, members of the Stellenbosch University (SU) community participated in the #MyHeartYourHeart fun run/walk from Helshoogte Road to Coetzenburg athletics stadium on Wednesday 25 September. The event was...
Communication from Council (meeting of 25 September 2019)
The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) held its third scheduled meeting of the year on Wednesday 25 September 2019. A new Chancellor was elected by an electoral college that met prior to the Council meeting, and thereafter Council...
Vegetable garden nurtures rehab patients
The therapeutic benefits of gardening and spending time in a green space are well-known, and now the Bishop Lavis Rehabilitation Centre, a student-driven primary care facility on the Cape Flats, is starting to reap the rewards of its own...
High-profile appointments for Tania Ajam and Mark Swilling of SPL
Two high-level appointments of staff from the School of Public Leadersthip (SPL) at Stellenbosch University have recently been made. Prof Tania Ajam, professor in Public Policy, Economics and Finance at SPL is one of the members of...
Prof Gerhard Walzl – a TB researcher who makes his mark
In his young days, Prof Gerhard Walzl was an ambitious internist and lung specialist wanting to put his expertise to use in intensive care units. However, the position he had hoped for after his PhD studies overseas was no longer...
Congress introduces student to world of surgery
A “fantastic opportunity" and a “career-defining" experience. This was how fourth-year medical student Shadé Breedt described her week-long attendance at the 48 th World Congress of Surgery which was held in Krakow, Poland in August. The...
Excellent Teachers of 2019
SU Teaching Excellence Awards 2019 The institutional selection panel for the Stellenbosch University (SU) Teaching Excellence Awards 2019 and the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) would like to congratulate the following lecturers on...
Prof Tania Ajam Appointed to the President’s Economic Advisory Council
Prof Tania Ajam of the School of Public Leadership (SPL) has been appointed to serve on the President's Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) which will assist Government in crafting an economic agenda for inclusive growth, job creation and...