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What will the future workplace, workforce look like?
Saturday 1 May was Workers' Day. In opinion pieces for the media, Drs Natasha Winkler-Titus (Stellenbosch University Business School) and Daniel le Roux (Department of Information Science) highlight important issues that could shape the...
New book tells interesting story of global economic history
How did Einstein help create Eskom? Why can an Indonesian volcano explain the Great Trek? What do the late King Zwelithini and Charlemagne have in common? These are just some of the interesting questions Prof Johan Fourie from the...
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Stellenbosch University is currently undergoing its review of the HIV/Aids Policy for Students and Staff and the Unfair Discrimination and Harassment Policy. We are calling on the SU staff and student community to join us in providing...
Ultramodern simulation unit advances health sciences training at SU
A brand new state-of-the-art Simulation and Clinical Skills Unit (SCSU) was recently launched at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Tygerberg Campus in Cape Town. The spacious new facility at SU's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS)...
Lived experiences, unique contexts of students important in online teaching
A humanizing approach that considers the lived experiences and unique contexts of students can help facilitate online learning and teaching, write Dr Sonja Strydom (Centre for Learning Technologies) and Miné de Klerk (Division for...
Press freedom important for quality journalism
Monday (3 May) was World Press Freedom Day. In an opinion piece for Cape Times, Dr Gawie Botma (Department of Journalism) tries to answer the following questions: When does information become journalism? and What is the relationship...
SU to implement new Staff Health and Wellbeing Plan
The Rectorate recently approved Stellenbosch University's Staff Health and Wellbeing Plan (SHWP) after extensive consultation with the University's stakeholders, ten faculties and seven responsibility centres. The SHWP aims to support one...
Prof Thuli Madonsela receives insignia of French knighthood
The French ambassador to South Africa, Aurelien Lechevallier, recently bestowed the insignia of the sought-after French Legion of Honour on Prof Thuli Madonsela. Prof Madonsela, incumbent of the chair in social justice at Stellenbosch...
A day in the life of: Lidia du Plessis
For Lidia du Plessis, no two workdays are the same, and that is what she loves about her job. Du Plessis is the coordinator of the staff mobility and partner projects at the Stellenbosch University (SU) International Office. She thrives...
How the pandemic is hurting university students' mental health
The article, How the pandemic is hurting university students' mental health, has been published by The Conversation on 4 May 2021. It was written by Emmanuel Ojo (Wits); Annie Burger, Samantha Adams, Bryan Jason Bergsteedt & Talitha Crowley...