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SU law student helps girls and women against GBV
In 2019, many women across the country took to the streets to protest against the surge of gender-based violence (GBV). Among these women were thousands of students who marched in response to the murders of fellow students Jesse Hess from...
Library services and resources during temporary building closure
Due to the latest developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the necessity for social distancing to keep the infection curve down, a decision has been made to close all library buildings from Saturday, 21 March 2020 until further...
Update: Issuing of graduation documents
20 March 2020Dear Graduand Update on arrangements concerning the issuing of graduation documentsFurther to our previous communication dated 13 March 2020 and 16 March 2020 respectively, we wish to update graduands on the arrangements...
SU confirms first positive COVID-19 case
Dear Colleague Stellenbosch University has its first confirmation of a staff member who has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. A member of staff at the Tygerberg Campus who had recently travelled abroad is in self-isolation and is...
Institutional Committee for Business Continuity in COVID-19 pandemic
19 March 2020 The role of the Institutional Committee for Business Continuity in COVID-19 pandemic Given our complex organisational structure Stellenbosch University manages unexpected and disruptive events by constituting an appropriate...
So many generational curses broken
As part of the celebration of the SciMathUS Program's 20-year anniversary, we are launching a series sharing the stories of a handful of students for whom this program has been a stepping stone in their individual success stories. Here...
Position statement and REC guidelines on Research in the time of COVID-19
Dear Colleagues and StudentsWe anticipate widespread and rapid community spread of COVID-19 in South Africa. In line with recommendations to practice social distancing, we want to minimise the risk of transmission in research offices and...
Human Rights Day: Covid-19 and the critical importance of achieving socio-economic rights
Human Rights Day 2020. “The coronavirus pandemic has illuminated the critical role of socio-economic rights in securing a dignified life for all and in countering social and economic inequalities. There is a silver lining to this dark...
SU’s FLAIR Fellows partner with UK experts
Stellenbosch University (SU) biotechnologist Dr Debra Rossouw and process engineer Dr Margreth Tadie were both last year announced as among the first fellows to receive FLAIR Fellowships (Future Leaders – African Independent Research). The...
Don’t take good-quality drinking water for granted
Sunday (22 March) was World Water Day. In an opinion piece for News24, Gideon Wolfaardt and Marlene de Witt of the Stellenbosch University Water Institute call on all South Africans not to take good-quality drinking water for granted. Read...