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Casual Day: We need a society truly inclusive of people with disabilities
Casual Day is celebrated annually on the first Friday in September (1 September in 2023). In opinion pieces for the media, staff at the Disability Unit at Stellenbosch University emphasise the importance of creating an inclusive society...
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#Researchforimpact: Using next-generation genetic tools to save African wild dogs
As human populations grow, space for wildlife continues to shrink, resulting in small, fragmented populations, especially in the case of species that need large territories. Natural mechanisms for maintaining biodiversity include the...
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Fellowship helps Heine tackle heart disease in low-resource settings
Senior postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM), Dr Martin Heine, has been accepted into the World Heart Federation's prestigious Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme, an accolade which, he said, is an...
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COVID-19 ‘holds significant possibilities for renewal’
“We need to create favourable conditions for meaningful change not only in spite of, but also because of this crisis moment. The COVID-19 moment will impact on future agency and holds significant possibilities for renewal. We might, for...
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Ubuntu and rooibos connected through their intrinsic value
There is a particular connection between the metaphor of Ubuntu and the ecology of Aspalathus linearis, one of the endemic species popularly known in global markets as rooibos tea. According to Rhoda Malgas, a lecturer and PhD candidate in...
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New study probes COVID-19 impact on women academics
The findings of a research study on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on women academics was at the heart of an online gender enrichment workshop run by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences on 28 September 2020. The workshop...
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Prof Deresh Ramjugernath appointed as SU's new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching
Prof Deresh Ramjugernath (48), Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), is the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching at Stellenbosch University (SU). The SU Council appointed Ramjugernath in...
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SA must redouble its policy and relief efforts to stave off hunger
The article below, “ South Africa must redouble its policy and relief efforts to stave off hunger" by Leila Patel, Servaas van der Berg and Grace Bridgman, was published on 30 September 2020 by the Daily Maverick: Hunger and food...
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SU wine experts nudge Sauvignon Blanc competition into the technological era
It's faster than judging on paper. It eliminates possible typing errors with the entering of scores. Because less paper is used, a competition's carbon footprint shrinks. It is also possible to create an aroma profile of each wine...
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Approved 2021 term and examination dates
The Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC) recently approved the term and examination dates for 2021. These dates were determined by taking into account the various factors that have impacted the education sector over the...