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"My passion is teaching deaf children"
SU's Rector and Vice-chancellor, Prof Wim de Villiers announced late last year that 2020 will be the university's Year for Persons with Disability. It will culminate in the sixth African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability...
Chanine believes in paying it forward
Stellenbosch University (SU) alumni never fail to impress with their commitment to making life better for others and their loyalty to their alma mater. One such Matie is Chanine Klomp, who has made a generous donation to SU's recently...
#WomenofSU: ‘Educate a girl and you change the future’
In celebration of Women's Month, Stellenbosch University is shining a spotlight on the exceptional women of our institution. As we celebrate the remarkable achievements of female academics with this series of profiles, we also illuminate...
Does your heart skip a beat?
Sometimes it feels like one's heart skips a beat. If this only occurs very rarely, it's nothing to worry about. Your heart is not actually forgetting to beat - there is just a delay before the next beat. Other times, it can feel like your...
Research grant will help to alleviate food insecurity
The Division of Human Nutrition recently received a R7 million grant from the National Research Foundation (NRF) which will bring together a wide range of researchers who are working on food insecurity in South Africa. Professor Xikombiso...
Study identifies teens’ coping strategies to protect mental health
What psychological strengths do adolescents who live under difficult circumstances in low-income communities draw on to help them cope with stress, fear and anxiety? This is one of the questions that Dr Carmen Späth tried to answer in her...
SU alumni make an impact during pandemic
An application and system developed by a current student and four alumni from Stellenbosch University (SU) will help non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to deliver aid where it is needed most. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown...
When our education harms
In light of reports of racism at some high schools in Cape Town's southern suburbs, Prof Nuraan Davids from the Department of Education Policy Studies writes in an opinion piece for Cape Argus (11 June) that schools should be safe spaces...
Unprecedented tax collapse endangers post-Covid recovery
The article Unprecedented tax collapse endangers post-Covid recovery by Tania Ajam and Dennis Davis was published by the Daily Maverick on 14 May 2020. Read the complete article below or click here for the piece as published. The...
'Too little, too late' – COVID-19 op-ed by Profs Wim de Villiers and Eugene Cloete
This opinion piece appeared in Daily Maverick on 14 May 2020. Click here for the published version online, or read the full text below. * * * President Ramaphosa's latest announcement on the lockdown is too little, too late By Wim de...