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Students play an integral role in healthcare delivery: findings from South Africa
This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here . Reports from around the world show that the shortage of health professionals in public healthcare systems will be worsened by the increased demand for...
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...
Overpopulation, climate crisis could overwhelm us
On Saturday 11 July, we'll observe World Population Day. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick (6 July), Prof Mark Tomlinson (Institute for Life Course Health Research) writes that we need to act now to avoid being overwhelmed by...
SU Data School has ‘competitive edge’, says new steersman
Prof Kanshukan Rajaratnam recently joined Stellenbosch University (SU) as the new Director of SU's newly established School for Data Science and Computational Thinking. And from the get go, he has been encouraged to see “how invested...
Academics reflections on the shift to Emergency Remote Teaching during Semester 1
During a recent webinar, which formed part of supporting lecturers as they prepare for Emergency Remote Teaching in the second semester, we had the privilege of listening to four lecturer reflections on the first semester of ERT. We...
MGD to host 67-minute virtual Mandela Day celebration
Matie Community Service (better known by its Afrikaans acronym, MGD) will be taking all its Mandela Day activities online this month, starting with a 67 minute virtual discussion on “Staff Wellness during COVID-19 and Beyond" on 17 July...
Donation ensures continuation of SU Certificate Programme
The Certificate Programme (CP) in Music Literacy at Stellenbosch University (SU) has received funding to ensure completion of the academic year despite the national lockdown. According to Pamela Kierman, senior lecturer at SU's music...
SU researchers selected for prestigious international fellowship
Two Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have recently been selected to be part of the prestigious Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study fellowship at Harvard University in the United States of America. Dr Debra Shepherd, a lecturer at...
South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed
South African will have to maintain healthier lifestyles for the National Health Insurance to succeed, writes Jane Simmonds, Dr Charles Parry (both from the South African Medical Research Council) and Prof Melvyn Freeman (Department of...
Children returning to school – the new normal
As learners are returning to South African schools in increasing numbers, Prof Shaheen Mehtar, an infection prevention control specialist who is involved in the Global Health Department of Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and...