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SUNLearn Rollover 2021-2022
It is something that happens every year on SUNLearn, when the new year's modules are created, the content is transferred and the staff are enrolled, all to be ready and in place for when the students start registering and get access to...
Data from South Africa suggests greater risk of reinfection by Omicron
South African scientists have found an early signal of an increased risk of reinfection associated with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, thereby providing epidemiological evidence for the new variant's ability to evade immunity from...
Access to Justice: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
It is well known by those in the intellectual disability services and disability rights movement that South Africa requires a 'vulnerable adults care act,' which considers the unique needs of those with intellectual and developmental...
Building more inclusive workplaces for people with disabilities
Friday (3 December) was the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In an opinion piece for News24, Dr Armand Bam from the University of Stellenbosch Business School writes that organisations should build more inclusive workplaces...
Lunching with the king
He may not be the poet laureate, but Dr Alfred Schaffer of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch has twice been lauded and lionised in the space of a little more than a month. At the Tuin van Digters in Wellington in October and, more...
University of Bath visits SU Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement (DLTE)
From October 18 to 20, a delegation from the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Bath visited Stellenbosch University. Their visit kicked off with a warm welcome dinner at the historic De Volkskombuis, hosted by Sarah van...
Social Justice Conference and Summit inspire collaboration and solutions for pressing problems
Business and civil society have a role and responsibility regarding advancing social justice, though such role is less onerous than that of governments. This was the conclusion reached at the end of the 5 th International Social Justice...
Ground-breaking research project produced in digital format
After an “intense" and “tough" PhD journey, contemporary artist Nicola Deane has become the first Stellenbosch University student to present a PhD degree in a completely digital format, a ground-breaking achievement which paves the way for...
A journey in winemaking: from harvest hand to PhD in hand
Thirty years ago, Dr Anton Nel started off his career in the wine world as a laboratory assistant and a harvest hand. Now, at the age of 52, he has obtained a PhD in Oenology from Stellenbosch University (SU), on pinking of South African...
Postdoctoral fellow puzzled by genetics of invasive beetle
Geneticist Dr Anandi Bierman, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology at Stellenbosch University (SU) is one of many researchers who are trying their best to keep a small pest named the shot hole...