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A surprise a day for SU Animal TB Research Group in the Kruger
Plan all you like, the Kruger National Park comes with its own agenda, as members of the TB Research group found out during their recent week-long stay. A week in the Kruger Park sounds like many people's idea of an ideal holiday, but...
T&L Seminar: Decolonising the Science Curriculum: can Legitimation Code Theory show a way forward?
The T&L seminar took place on 6 September 2018. It was presented by Dr Hanelie Adendorff on the following topic: Decolonising the Science Curriculum: can Legitimation Code Theory show a way forward? To listen to a podcast of the seminar...
SU introduces new Disability Access Policy
Disability is very much part of us and our everyday lives. I am sure there's a family member you know, someone in your neighbourhood, a colleague at work, a person at your place of work or attending your clinic, hospital or educational...
Don't leave people with disabilities behind
“You can judge a nation by the way it treats its most vulnerable citizens." This quote has been credited to a variety of prominent historic figures such as Aristotle and Mahatma Ghandi. It has also evolved with time and been applied in...
SA lacks strategy to prevent suicides
With approximately one completed suicide every hour in South Africa, it is hard to believe that the country does not have a clear and comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy in place. “Although suicide is a serious public health...
Interventions in adolescence can boost gains from early childhood
Top-up interventions during adolescence can enhance the long-term benefits of interventions delivered in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, writes Prof Mark Tomlinson from the Department of Psychology in an article published...
Former Die Matie news editor's thesis to be published as a book
Former Die Matie news editor Adriaan Steyn's Master's thesis, which focuses on the massive expansion of Afrikaans cinema in the last 10 years and the social implications of this, will be turned into a book that will be published by Leiden...
SAMRC lauds FMHS scientists for excellence in health research
Two stalwart scientists of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University, were awarded prestigious accolades for the profound impact that their research have had on the health of South African people. The FMHS...
Africa needs fundamental research in machine learning
Fundamental research in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning is essential if Africa wants to have control over some of the really big ideas in the world. This is the message from Dr Nando de Freitas, one of the world's leading...
Maties Hockey men win sixth consecutive league title
The Maties Hockey men’s team ended a roller-coaster season in style with a sixth consecutive Western Province Grand Challenge title. Maties started the year with a place in the final of the Varsity Sport hockey tournament and followed that...