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Call by Vice-Chancellors: Meeting with SA President to discuss the scourge of gender-based violence
5 September 2019 CALL BY VICE-CHANCELLORS FOR A MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA TO DISCUSS THE SCOURGE OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE We are experiencing an epidemic of incomprehensible violence. South Africa's universities are...
School of Accountancy gives back to community
Students and staff of the School of Accountancy at Stellenbosch University recently acted as camp leaders and mentors at various development camps for Grade 11 and 12 learners across South Africa. An initiative of the South African...
Playing with preschoolers improves mental well-being of older persons
Playing games and interacting with preschoolers could help to improve the mental well-being and mood of older people in retirement homes, a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU) found. Conducted by Dr Elizabeth Earl and Dr Debbie...
SU facilitates creation of Lückhoff Living Museum, 50 years after forced removal
As part of a process of further developing the Lückhoff Living Museum in partnership with the local community, Stellenbosch University (SU) will hold a special ceremony on 16 November at which two of the original school benches will be...
Enhancing ethical Social Impact partnerships at SU
Respect, humility, accountability, reciprocity and an acknowledgement of the knowledge and needs present in communities – these were some of the talking points at Stellenbosch University's annual Social Impact Symposium hosted at STIAS on...
SU Division for Research Development sweeps up research management awards
Three staff members from Stellenbosch University (SU)'s Division for Research Development (DRD) won prestigious awards on Thursday (5 th of September 2019) for their contribution towards research management in Southern Africa at the annual...
Stellenbosch University’s research stature rises in global rankings
Stellenbosch University is making inroads into global research. For the third consecutive year the international citations to its research across multi-disciplines have increased markedly according to the latest Times Higher Education...
#Researchforimpact: Posttraumatic stress disorder
The South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder held by Prof Soraya Seedat, has a strong gene-brain-behaviour research focus, and aims to identify through state-of-the-art genetic and brain imaging methods the...
New for SoTL 2019: Keynote Abstract Appetisers
Visit the SoTL website to view short Keynote Abstract Appetizer videos from this year's Keynote Speakers: Prof Geo Quinot (Stellenbosch University) and Prof Joy Mighty (Carleton University in Ottawa). The videos give a short overview of...
A Pain in the Back - facts about back pain and how to manage it!
Most people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. It can either resolve on its own or become a long term-complaint. Whilst there are many underlying causes for this condition, the good news is that there is a lot that can...