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Salt intake and your kidneys: how are they linked?
World Salt Awareness Week is observed during the first part of March, and a few days later is World Kidney Day (12 March 2020). This is a good time to gain an understanding of how your kidneys and the intake of salt from your diet are...
From professional chef to university lecturer
When you first meet Heinrich Gerwel, you cannot help but be moved by his cool yet energetic passion for his research and teaching at Stellenbosch University's (SU's) Department of Agricultural Economics in the Faculty of AgriSciences...
SACSSP Registrar shares advice with social work students at oath taking ceremony
“Excellence within the social work profession is of extreme importance to the South African Council of Social Service Professions. As students of this university I want to encourage you to champion excellence in your profession. But you...
Informal settlements can benefit from SU fire research
Shack fires usually spread very quickly and lead to loss of life and property in informal settlements. And although there's no magic bullet to preventing these devastating fires, erecting shacks at the right distance from each other and...
Women and Successful Leadership in Sports
Guest speaker and member of the German Parliament Ms Dagmar Freitag echoed the words of former South African president Nelson Mandela in her address at the 'Women and Successful Leadership in Sports' seminar hosted by the Maties Sport's...
Post-apartheid SA military “lost in transition and transformation"
In 1994, the South African Defence Force merged with the armed forces of anti-apartheid organisations like the African National's Congress' Umkhonto we Sizwe, creating the newly formed South African National Defence Force (SANDF)...
Learning and Teaching Enhancement Seminar: 12 March 2020
You are invited to the first of the four 2020 quarterly Teaching and Learning Seminars under the auspices of the Vice-Rector (L&T), Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, and the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Division. Topic: Shifting pedagogical...
Women's Month: Building capacity of the next generation of women scientists
In celebration of Women's Month, we shine a spotlight on an extraordinary woman whose contributions to scientific research and leadership has led to significant breakthroughs in HIV prevention. Meet Dr. Cheryl Baxter, the Head of...
SU strengthens regional and national transformation partnerships
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Transformation Office has recently been strengthening regional partnerships with the University of the Western Cape, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and the University of Cape Town (UCT)...
COVID-19 update: Graduation ceremonies to go ahead
Stellenbosch University (SU) is closely monitoring the developments surrounding the coronavirus outbreak that was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO). There currently is no reason to cancel the...