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Suicide prevention requires actions, not just words
World Suicide Prevention Day was observed on Saturday 10 September. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Jason Bantjes (South African Medical Research Council / Institute for Life Course Health Research) writes that talking...
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Virtual teacher support community going from strength to strength
Launched in May this year by staff and students of the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU), the online platform TeacherCalm is making its mark in supporting schoolteachers' wellbeing. SU lecturer Dr Elzahn Rinquest from the...
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AI in healthcare should promote human well-being and safety
We know there is a role for artificial intelligence (AI) in public health crises and emergencies. We must consider the key ethical issues, develop the necessary legal frameworks, and ensure there is adequate public engagement so that...
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Centre for Learning Technologies: Alumni Newsletter
The Centre for Learning Technologies (CLT) is committed to creating professional learning opportunities for staff in their efforts to meaningfully include learning technology into their courses for students. To continue professional...
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Stellenbosch University co-hosts International Communication in Africa conference
Stellenbosch University’s Department of Journalism recently co-hosted the International Communication Association Regional Conference in Africa with the University of Cape Town. Prof Herman Wasserman from the Department of Journalism...
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Prof Ben Loos wants to help improve treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, cancer
Prof Ben Loos from the Department of Physiological Sciences at Stellenbosch University recently delivered his professorial inaugural lecture, titled 'On the role of autophagy and cell death control in neurodegeneration and gliomas'. He...
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“I didn’t know one can do so many things with a BSc-degree!”
While it is not always clear where a BSc-degree in the biological, mathematical or physical sciences can take you while you are still studying, it does open the door to a wide range of career opportunities – from the monitoring and...
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More evidence for link between blood clotting and severity of Covid-19
New research shows that the Omicron-virus and some of its variants cause significantly lower levels of blood clotting, thereby providing further evidence for the link between the severity of the disease and the prevalence of persistent...
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Educating girls and providing access to women remains the tried and tested method to true liberation
This women’s month, we remember the gallant women of 1956 who marched to Pretoria to demand change. Now, as we continue to assess the gains made by women in South Africa since 1994, we recognise the systemic weaknesses that continue to...
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Click here to put Eskom’s loadshedding schedule directly into your electronic calendar
A super frustrated computer science student at Stellenbosch University developed an open source software project tracking the latest loadshedding timetables and tweets from Eskom so that it can be added directly into your calendar. Boyd...