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Understanding STIs
In South Africa, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a big problem, even though most of the infections can be cured. The fear of being stigmatised is one of the many reasons why people are reluctant to seek medical treatment for...
Arrival of Covid-19 in Africa only a matter of time, warns epidemiologist
We can expect to know within the next month whether the novel corona virus has found its way to Africa. In the meantime, all efforts to halt or slow the spread of the virus are still our best line of defense. So says Prof Juliet Pulliam, an...
CTL Blog
The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is pleased to announce a series of blog posts on the theme “(Your) teaching matters @ SU’’. We aim to contribute to the teaching and learning in higher education dialogue as thought leaders and...
Corona Virus: Updates and Management
The Corona virus has been all over the media in recent weeks and for good reason. The virus is relatively new and therefore, guidelines change daily as we learn more and more about it. To date (12/02), this is what we know; however, next...
More hybrid learning in future
Stellenbosch University (SU) envisages that by 2025, hybrid learning (HL) students will form 25% of the total student body. According to SU's June 2018 enrolment figures, 11% of the institution's students are already HL students. Over...
SU MOOC makes it onto international UN education platform
A Stellenbosch University (SU) massive open online course (also known as MOOC), which started in September 2016, has been such a hit that it also attracted the attention of the United Nations (UN). Entitled Teaching for Change: An African...
Join the discussion at this year's science cafés at Woordfees
Jannie Hofmeyr will be leading the Science Cafe Stellenbosch conversations at Woordfees 2020. With a wide interest in the natural and social sciences, this distinguished emeritus professor in biochemistry and bio-complexity brings a new...
SU making a meaningful contribution that will take humanity forward - Rector at sport summit
“We want to be relevant to the people of our country, continent and the rest of the world, and we want to make a meaningful contribution that will take humanity forward. And sport is part of this vision." This is according to Prof Wim de...
Chair in Crop Health at Stellenbosch University to train students and qualified agriculturalists alike
The New Year saw the establishment of a Chair in Crop Health at Stellenbosch University (SU), thanks to funding of R10.5 million provided by Villa Crop Protection. Its endeavours to focus on research driven by the needs of industry, the...
Research highlights Proteaceae growing conditions and suggests that global change forecasts are too optimistic
Determining the range of suitable environmental conditions under which a plant species can persist and thrive (its “ecological niche") is the key for understanding species' geographic distributions and forecasting their responses to ongoing...