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Covid-19 and waste management
The use of single-use items like nitrile gloves, disposable face masks and sanitiser bottles has surged in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Protective measures need to be taken against Covid-19 but it's time to start practising better...
SU’s Centre for Social Justice celebrates change makers
Do you know someone who works hard to make a positive difference in South Africa? Is there a bridge builder in your community who actively tries to heal divisions of the past? Two special awards recognising change makers are now open for...
Staff energised and inspired after Turkey exchange
“The mobility experience allows you to immerse yourself in another's culture, experience their food, streets and transport system, and see first-hand how their university operates," says administrative officer Michelle Masango-Plato. She...
SU pays homage to Constitution with new art installation
The unveiling of a new artwork in front of Stellenbosch University's Ou Hoofgebou (Old Main Building) in Ryneveld Street depicts the SU community's commitment to unity and nation-building. “We want to unite the University community with...
‘We need to educate parents to be parents’: Dr Tasneemah Cornelissen-Nordien
Too much responsibility is placed on the shoulders of youngsters by expecting them to be the whistle blowers of child sexual abuse. In an ideal world, it shouldn't even be necessary to educate them about how to scream and run away if...
Hybrid graduation model planned for December 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the Stellenbosch University (SU) Rectorate has approved a hybrid graduation model for the upcoming 2020 December graduation cycle. The hybrid graduation model includes 12 small physical (face-to-face)...
Researchers use speech technology to improve learners’ reading skills
Our International Literacy Day (8 September) celebrations may be somewhat muted this year because of the massive reading problem we face. The latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) report revealed that 81% of Grade...
Five new spinouts in lockdown for SU Enterprises
During 2020, and despite the lockdown period, Stellenbosch University's (SU) technology transfer team, Innovus, established and welcomed five new spinout companies. The team also raised a total investment of R26 million for Stellenbosch...
All hands on deck at 2nd Social Justice Summit
“In the times that we are going through currently, it is very easy to become despondent and lose hope, but we are a resilient nation. If you want to make a difference for social justice, play a part in ending poverty and inequality through...
Concrete actions needed to promote children’s rights
World Children's Day is commemorated in November with South Africans observing National Children's Day on the first Saturday of the month. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick (3 November), Prof Mark Tomlinson from the Institute for Life...