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What will climate change do to Africa’s butterflies and moths?
In coming decades, shifts in temperature and rainfall patterns because of climate change will significantly influence where and in what numbers African species of moths and butterflies are to be found. This is according to a study completed...
Prof Portia Jordan’s research prioritises the safety of patients
Prof Portia Jordan, Executive Head of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University, delivered her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 25 July 2023. The title of her address was...
Russel Botman Bursary Fund 'creating opportunities for our next generation'
The late Prof Russel Botman, former Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU), was passionate about creating opportunities for deserving students to gain access to higher education. And it is this legacy that SU and his...
Nominations awaited for Joint Working Groups against gender-based violence at SU
Joint Working Groups are being set up to combat gender-based violence (GBV) at Stellenbosch University (SU). They will address issues identified in the memorandum of the Anti-GBV Movement SU, and management's subsequent response. This was...
Why alcohol remains a big threat to unborn babies in South Africa
Alcohol consumption is socially acceptable for individuals of legal drinking age. However, drinking during pregnancy is harmful and can lead to irreversible foetal cognitive and developmental issues. These are collectively known as foetal...
Engineering welcomes home tridentate monument after 50 years
"It is very apt to move this monument to our large building complex in the Faculty of Engineering's 75 thyear of existence," says the Dean, Prof Wikus van Niekerk. The tridentate monument, erected in Victoria Street 50 years ago in honour...
#Researchforimpact: Postgraduate education in the spotlight
In 2018, a record number of postgraduate Master's and PhD students graduated from SU. This follows a noticeable national and international trend in growing postgraduate enrolments and graduations as a means of gaining an advantage in the...
We must take mental health seriously
October is Mental Health Awareness Month and on Thursday (10 October) the annual World Mental Health Day is celebrated. In opinion pieces in Die Burger and Cape Argus respectively, Prof Lizette Rabe from the Department of Journalism and...
Students learn about jobs in the agricultural sector at AgriCAREERConnect Day
Working in the South African agricultural industry was discussed in great detail and with enthusiasm at the AgriCAREERConnect Day at Stellenbosch University. Students were able to enquire about job opportunities, holiday work, bursaries...
SU students and prisoners study together in Ubuntu project
Students from Stellenbosch University (SU) and Brandvlei Correctional Centre near Worcester who participated in South Africa's first-ever interdisciplinary short course held in prison, received their SU-accredited competence certificates...