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SA Heart grant boosts myocarditis research
Dr Riëtte du Toit's continued interest in cardiological manifestations in rheumatology was rewarded when she recently won a prestigious research grant from the South African Heart Association (SA Heart). "I find the field immensely...
Counting the environmental costs of shale gas and solar power development
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane recently gave the green light for shale gas exploration in the Karoo region saying it will boost the economy of the Northern Cape. And while shale gas development is still to commence, questions...
Mapping science communication research over more than three decades
Over the past year, two researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU) have generated a "world map of science communication research", based on the broadest bibliographical analysis of global...
Has our Constitution reached its expiry date?
"Through the research conducted for our book we essentially investigated what the Constitution means to various stakeholders in South Africa and found that there were three threads of meaning – the one is tied to what the constitution...
Educational assessment a crucial part of teaching and learning
Educational assessment at schools and universities should be seen as a means through which teaching and learning can unfold and not just as something to test learners and students. This is one of the key arguments in a new book by Dr...
SA team performs another successful penis transplant
A team from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Tygerberg Academic Hospital has recently performed a second penis transplant, making it the first medical centre in the world to successfully perform this procedure twice. Prof André van der...
Military Academy Annual Drill Competition
Students at the Military Academy had their annual drill competition on the 3rd May 2017. After weeks of preparation and practice the students were ready to flaunt their drill precision - making the competition very tight. All three year...
First International Workshop on Combating Transnational Threats-Opening Speakers
Opening Speakers of the First International Workshop on Combating Transnational ThreatsCombating Transnational Maritime Threats off Africa through Collaborative Efforts in Policy Making, Enforcement and Capacity BuildingJointly presented...
Division for Research Development wins national awards
Stellenbosch University (SU)'s Division for Research Development (DRD) won two national awards on Wednesday (24th May 2017) for its contribution towards research management in Southern Africa. The DRD won the Organisational Award for...
SUNCEP’s first video streaming teacher training session
On Saturday 27 May, SUNCEP streamed its first tuition session live to Natural Science teachers in two different venues outside Stellenbosch, complementing the previous three contact sessions that were offered in Vredendal earlier this term...