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New report offers insight into SA teens’ smartphone habits
Today's teenagers are the first generation to grow up with constant online connectivity. As smartphones are becoming more ingrained in their lives, the question is: what do we know about how they use them? A new research report by...
Drive to increase quantum capacity at South African universities
Dr Yaseera Ismail, a quantum physicist in SU's Department of Physics, represented South Africa at the opening ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, which was held at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, France, on...
Religious traditions, government and civil society can help promote social justice
World Day of Social Justice is marked annually on 20 February. In opinion pieces for the media, Prof Nico Koopman (Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel) and Yeukai Chideya (Institute for Life Course Health...
Breaking down barriers to advance women and girls in science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated annually on 11 February. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Sibusiso Moyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, writes...
Drive to increase quantum capacity at South African universities
Dr Yaseera Ismail, a quantum physicist in SU's Department of Physics, represented South Africa at the opening ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, which was held at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, France, on...
New report offers insight into SA teens’ smartphone habits
Today's teenagers are the first generation to grow up with constant online connectivity. As smartphones are becoming more ingrained in their lives, the question is: what do we know about how they use them? A new research report by academics...
Wanted: “missing” creative texts in Afrikaaps
Wanted: existing creative texts written in Kaaps or Afrikaaps. Such poems, recordings of spoken word poetry, short stories, books, TikTok poems, radio and television dramas and music will be included in a comprehensive free electronic...
Get to know your lecturer: Stephan van der Westhuizen
Tell us why you chose to become a lecturer/academic? In short, I have the opportunity to research topics that genuinely interest me - and get paid to do so. Bringing my research passion into my teaching makes the role even more fulfilling...
Seniors and postgraduates welcomed to SU during Botanical Garden soirée
It is often said that “your network is your net worth," and this sentiment could not have been more fitting for the recent .Net (pronounced "dot net") Soirée. The event, which was held in late January at the scenic Stellenbosch University...
Student Affairs staff member co-authors guide to mastering public speaking
Lisinda de Jager, a Student Affairs staff member based in the Centre for Student Life and Learning (CSLL), has co-authored Dames en Here (Ladies and Gentlemen), a newly released book designed to equip readers with practical tools for...