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Drumming up support for student mental health
"For us as human beings, there is rhythm to everything about us and around us. Our heartbeats, our breathing, our gut function, our movements, activity and rest, the cycle of day and night, the seasons ... our entire life is connected to a...
Auxin: Modelling students’ minds – what cognitive science can teach us about teaching
“My students have finally grasped the concept!” What exactly has happened in the minds of your students? The first part of this talk will explore different cognitive models of “understanding” and how these align with different approaches...
Mash honoured for contribution to Family Medicine
He came to South Africa for two years – and never left. Now Professor Bob Mash, the Executive Head: Department of Family and Emergency Medicine and Head: Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, has been awarded one of the country's...
Opinion article: Violence against women: the problem lies deep
Those who wish to dismiss the wave of violence against women and children as the result of insufficient policing must think again. According to Michael le Cordeur , the problem lies much deeper: it is an educational problem which...
Anton Lubowski 'one of the heroes of SA'
His story is our story, and our story is his story. That was the dominant message from family, friends and acquaintances – among them journalist and political commentator Max du Preez and Judge Albie Sachs – as they gathered at the...
Honouring Simon Nkoli through new exhibition
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Museum along with the Simon Nkoli Collective (SNC) and the Centre for Student Counselling and Development's Equality Unit are hosting a five-month exhibition in honour of the late apartheid struggle icon...
Campus-wide survey on waste management
Globally as well as locally, waste has become a major issue. Stellenbosch University (SU) has faced similar challenges with energy and water before and has done well in meeting them. Now the goal is for success in reducing the amount of...
Dr Corlia Meyer: let’s talk about citizen science
Her childhood dream of working with animals initially led Dr Corlia Meyer to study seabirds. As a student, she had to spend weeks on an island without water or electricity. The extreme experience honed her research skills but did make her...
ReSEP conference shapes education policy
The 2019 Quantitative Education Research Conference which drew around 100 researchers, policy-makers and PhD students recently kicked off at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) during the university reses. The two-day...
#Researchforimpact: Medical Ethics and Law
The Centre for Medical Ethics and Law (CMEL) plays a leading role in equipping the country's health care practitioners and researchers for the ethical, social and clinical challenges they face during their careers. Prof Keymanthri Moodley...