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Making breastfeeding at work, work, makes societies work
Working mothers often find it challenging to combine and continue breastfeeding with full-time employment, especially if workplaces are not supportive of breastfeeding or expressing breastmilk. Every effort must be made to ensure that...
SU shines at 2024 NRF Awards
Stellenbosch University (SU) has once again performed outstandingly at the annual National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards. Prof Richard Cowling, Dr Boitumelo Ramatsetse, Profs Herman Wasserman and Simon Schaaf, the Centre of Excellence...
Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
This article was first published in The Conversation . Read the original article here. The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else's problem", and affecting mainly poor...
Prof Lynn Hendricks champions creative solutions to advance women’s health
In celebration of Women's Month, Stellenbosch University (SU) is shining a spotlight on extraordinary staff and students on our campuses who champion women's rights and gender equality. Through their dedication and leadership, they...
SU acknowledges Jannie Durand's 12 years of service to Council
Stellenbosch University (SU) recently paid homage to Mr Jannie Durand, a dedicated Council member, for his selfless service to the University over more than a decade. The event was attended by Council members, senior executives and special...
Plan needed to enhance competitiveness of SA’s deciduous fruit canning industry
South Africa's deciduous fruit (peaches, pears, apricots, mixed fruit) canning industry has been globally highly competitive over time and has maintained this competitive trend since the early 1960s, despite changing political, social and...
"Africa, Our Home" – fostering Internationalisation through culture at Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (SU) students celebrated the richness of diversity of its student body at a recent Cultural Evening, held on Friday, 6 September 2024, at The Stellenbosch Museum. Organised by the Student Representative Council's...
Podcast: ‘We have to grapple to learn’: Talking Transformative Assessment with Dr Sharon Malan
Dr Sharon Malan, programme lead of the EMS Faculty's Extended Curriculum Programme, was recently interviewed on the talks@stellenboschuni podcast where she shared her journey of integrating artificial intelligence into the first years’...
Adaptive capacity of plants in drylands and deserts is “globally exceptional”
What do we know about how plants adapted to extreme climates in the desert regions of our world? And how are these plants going to respond to emerging threats, such as increases in aridity, grazing pressure and desertification? These are...
Symposium urges shift from charity to constitutional right in tackling hunger crisis
While millions of South Africans are going hungry, tonnes of food are wasted annually. The country needs to move beyond the notion of “charity", to the constitutionally enshrined right to food when dealing with people facing hunger and...