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Honorary doctorate in Commerce for SG of the African Research Universities Alliance
The Faculty is delighted that Prof Ernest Aryeetey, the founding secretary-general of the African Research Universities Alliance, is one of the distinguished individuals who will receive honorary doctorates from Stellenbosch University...
CEBHC research informs WHO salt-intake guidelines
Researchers at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Centre for Evidence-based Health Care (CEBHC) recently conducted a Cochrane systematic review to assess the effects and safety of replacing salt with low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS). The team...
Prof Guy Midgley: Portrait of a climate champion
In September 2022, Prof Guy Midgley was awarded an Eco-Logic award – the latest in a string of accolades bestowed on the head of Stellenbosch University's School for Climate Studies. Here's more about Prof Midgley and why his formative...
Celebrating 15 years of promoting Chinese language and culture
The Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University (CISU) recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary. The Institute is a non-profit public institution that aims to promote Chinese language and culture. Following the successes of Germany...
SUNLearn 2023 Module Rollover
Dear SUNLearn facilitators (25-11-2022) Content from all registered courses has now been transferred to their respective 2023 module spaces and all staff members have been enrolled to the 2023 versions of their current 2022 modules. Please...
Curricula should be responsive to societal needs
Should educators only focus on teaching future healthcare practitioners the biomedical facts required for the profession, or should they also include aspects of social responsibility? This was the question posed by Cecilia Jacobs, an...
Global Climate Change Ambassadors from SU attend COP27
Temperatures have risen by 1.1 ° C since the preindustrial era and there is now evidence that this is undeniably driven by humans. As the impacts of climate change are felt across the planet, party negotiation teams, politicians...
Work of Chair in Plant Health set to continue
The sterling work already done through the Chair in Plant Health at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Department of Agronomy is set to continue, thanks to the good news that WinField United South Africa is extending its financial...
Money must be spent more wisely to control invasive plants in SA
The South African government has spent R7,1 billion (adjusted to 2020 values) between 1998 and 2020 to curb the spread of invasive plants, but we are still struggling to get them under control. What we need is a national strategy that...
World Diabetes Day: Education, empowerment key to manage diabetes.
World Diabetes Day is observed annually on 14 November. November is also Diabetes Awareness Month. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University (SU) emphasise the importance of education and empowerment to manage...