​​Friends, colleagues and family today (Friday 17 February 2023) paid tribute to Ainsley Moos, Stellenbosch University (SU) Council chairperson, who died unexpectedly on 31 January. The memorial service was held in the Kruiskerk. The end of...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) strongly supports a zero-tolerance stance against gender-based violence (GBV). Therefore, the University is supporting the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign, which will...

​​Most children in South Africa in no-fee schools leave Grade 1 without knowing the alphabet, while 82% of Grade 4 children across the country cannot read for meaning. This stark reality provided the backdrop to the 2030 Reading Panel that...

​Word processing, identifying fake news, plagiarism, how to be a responsible online citizen and digital literacy among the essential knowledge skills first-year students will learn The six-credit module – convened by the Department of...

​The World Day of Social Justice is celebrated annually on 20 February. In opinion pieces* for the media, Dr Chris Jones (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology / Unit for Moral Leadership) and Prof Nico Koopman (Deputy Vice-Chancellor...

Behind the kind smile of this warm paediatrician is an astute mind that's constantly searching for inventive ways to better serve the young patients that present at the children's ward at Tygerberg Hospital. “Are we using our available...

​The STEM@Maties programme is aimed at previously disadvantaged high schools to familiarise learners with experimental techniques and possible project ideas. About ten schools from the Stellenbosch / Winelands region participated. Karl...

Sachs, veteran South African activist, writer and former judge appointed to the first Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivered an inspirational keynote address at the Centre for Social Justice's prestigious event. He was accompanied...

Researching your TLA* Scholarship of teaching and learning short course Learn about •refining your research question,•consulting literature,•using educational theory as a lens,•designing an appropriate methodology to gather and interpret...

This article was first published on The Conversation . Read the original article here . The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is the cornerstone of the healthcare profession. This protected space is steeped in tradition – the...