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Prof Ada Jansen explores possible reform of tax system to support welfare-improving policies
Prof Ada Jansen, Chair of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University, delivered her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 12 September 2023. The title of her lecture was “Tax revenue...
World Cancer Day: Personalised medicine, biotechnology offer new hope for cancer patients
Thursday (4 February) is World Cancer Day. In an opinion piece for Health24, Prof Anna-Mart Engelbrecht (Department of Physiological Sciences) writes about how advances in personalised medicine and biotechnology offer new hope for cancer...
New Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching ready to welcome students for 2021 academic year
Prof Deresh Ramjugernath has officially taken up his position as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching at Stellenbosch University (SU). In an interview with SU's Corporate Communication and Marketing Division, Prof...
New initiative will boost use of water-smart technologies in agriculture
A multi-stakeholder platform which aims to boost the use of water-smart technologies by farmers in Limpopo, Free State and Mpumalanga will be launched on 23 February 2021. The Triple Helix (3H) initiative will provide a platform for farmers...
SU honours academics with Research Output Awards
Stellenbosch University's (SU) annual Research Output Award ceremony took place virtually on Friday 5 February 2021. The awards were presented to SU researchers who made the biggest contribution to accredited publications (based on audited...
Researcher designs wellness programme for single moms
Single mothers living in high-risk communities afflicted by poverty and crime can benefit from parenting programmes that focus on their personal wellness. This is one of the findings of a recent doctoral study at Stellenbosch University (SU...
‘Science meets art’ exhibit addresses stigma of illness
The public has until the end of February to visit a unique exhibition at the interface of science, art and the stigma around illness at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch. The exhibit, ' Science meets Art: Art addressing stigma in illness'...
French knighthood in agriculture for SU wine researcher
The French government has bestowed a ceremonial knighthood, the Chevalier dans l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole (Knight in the Order of Agricultural Merit), upon wine microbiologist Prof Benoit Divol. He is an associate professor in the...
Passing of Extraordinary Professor Bongani Khumalo mourned
It is with deep sadness that the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences learnt of the passing of Prof Bongani Khumalo (68) after contracting Covid-19. Prof Khumalo was a founding member of the Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management...
TAU Fellowship Programme 2021-2022
TAU Fellowship Programme 2021-2022 The TAU (Teaching Advancement at University) Fellowship Programme is a nation-wide intervention that was initiated in 2015. It aims at advancing teaching quality and the professionalisation of teaching...