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International Mother Language Day: Indigenous languages must be promoted
International Mother Language Day was observed on Monday 21 February. In an opinion piece for Cape Times, Dr Simthembile Xeketwana (Department of Curriculum Studies) says we should do more to promote our indigenous languages so that they...
SUNLearn 2024 Module Rollover
Dear SUNLearn facilitators (1-11-2023) It is that time of the year again to bring 2023 to completion and to start with the rollover process to activate modules for 2024. As before, all registered 2024 modules will be created on SUNLearn...
Prof Sandra Swart makes (her own) history
As an environmental historian working on the relationship between people and animals, Stellenbosch University’s Prof Sandra Swart has made history herself numerous times. In 2016 she was the first woman to be appointed as a full professor...
TB researcher receives grant from the Wellcome Trust
Dr Wynand Goosen, from the Animal TB Research group in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), has received a substantial grant from the Wellcome Trust to develop novel...
Gridlock on SA soybean yields can be broken
There are ways and means to give South African soybean yields much needed impetus. To do so, farmers will have to make some changes to how they handle their cropping systems and soils. This is according to Dr Stephano Haarhoff, an...
SU Research Fellow co-authors a report on the oversight role of parliaments during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Wilhelm Janse van Rensburg (PhD), Parliamentary Researcher on Defence and Research Fellow with SIGLA (Stellenbosch University), co-authored a report on the oversight role of parliaments during the COVID-19 pandemic funded by the Geneva...
Eco-friendly shark barrier technology from South Africa installed in the Bahamas
The eco-friendly SharkSafe Barrier TM technology, developed by marine biologists at Stellenbosch University (SU) and their collaborators, and manufactured in the Western Cape, South Africa, has now been installed at a private island in...
Faculty of Law set to celebrate 101 years
The Faculty of Law is celebrating 101 years with a special Centenary Reunion Weekend jam-packed with a stellar series of activities. Alumni and staff are invited to return to their intellectual home and reminisce about their student days...
Rector to lead Maties in Cape Town Cycle Tour
Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, is once again showing his support for Matie students. On Sunday, 13 March 2022, Prof De Villiers will lead a team of 32 alumni, staff, students and friends of the University, in the109 km...
Women’s health takes centre stage at social impact initiative
Nearly 120 women from the community of Bishop Lavis in Cape Town attended a Women's Health and Wellness Day in February, themed 'Spread the Word', hosted by the Division of Health Systems and Public Health in the Department of Global Health...