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Gamification has the potential to improve student engagement, student success
Gamification or the application of game elements such as points, badges, leader boards and levels in online learning activities can motivate students to be more engaged with their work and ultimately help them to be successful in their...
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Biological pest control measures: researchers now know how to transport tiny nematodes to farms
For the past 18 years, researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have studied a selection of nematodes found naturally in South African soils. In the process they have identified quite a few such roundworm species that could be used to...
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Study touts leadership as answer to SA’s education ills
With South Africa's economic inequality and basic education system among the worst in the world, a study by a Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences lecturer shows how school leadership can play a crucial role in improving the academic...
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Lessons from the insect world: How do ant colonies fight disease?
As the Covid-19 pandemic makes its impact known throughout the world, we are being forced to come to terms with how our modern way of living contributes to the spread of pathogens. We live in densely packed cities full of interacting...
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Collaboration helps develop aspiring and emerging scholars in and for Africa
Africa Universities' Day was celebrated last week (Friday 12 November). In an opinion piece for Cape Times, Prof Sarah Howie from the Africa Centre for Scholarship writes how collaboration between tertiary institutions across the continent...
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Deaf student's accomplishment a first for SU
When Ilzé Aäron, a Deaf student from Paarl, graduated with her BEd Foundation Phase degree at the December 2021 graduation, she was the first ever Stellenbosch University (SU) student to have learned with the help of South African Sign...
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Dr Shannon Bishop-Swart shares about experiences during her PhD studies
Dr Shannon Bishop-Swart obtained her PhD in Education in March 2024. She shared about her experiences and journey. Dr Bishop-Swart holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from the University of Pretoria, an Associate Diploma in...
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Chancellor's Awards honour staff's excellent performance
Stellenbosch University (SU) gave recognition to a cohort of staff members whose careers attest to sustained excellence in research, innovation, learning and teaching, social impact and professional services. These staff members were...
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First cohort of Graduate School's Lisa Maskell fellows obtain their PhD degrees
The first cohort of Lisa Maskell fellows consisting of five doctoral students graduated with their PhD degrees on Thursday, 22 March. The Lisa Maskell fellowships are awarded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation in Germany. The fellowship was...
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USB lecturer the first woman in SA to receive a PhD in Development Finance
The following article, Chasing her destiny: USB lecturer becomes the first woman in SA to receive a PhD in Development Finance, was written by the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and published on 18 September 2019 on its...