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Interdisciplinary 'Knowledge Skills' sets first-years on path to academic success
Word processing, identifying fake news, plagiarism, how to be a responsible online citizen and digital literacy among the essential knowledge skills first-year students will learn The six-credit module – convened by the Department of...
World Day of Social Justice: We need justice as a virtue
The World Day of Social Justice is celebrated annually on 20 February. In opinion pieces* for the media, Dr Chris Jones (Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology / Unit for Moral Leadership) and Prof Nico Koopman (Deputy Vice-Chancellor...
Care and excellence at the heart of Prof Solomons’ success
Behind the kind smile of this warm paediatrician is an astute mind that's constantly searching for inventive ways to better serve the young patients that present at the children's ward at Tygerberg Hospital. “Are we using our available...
Wood Science students are supporting the STEM@Maties programme
The STEM@Maties programme is aimed at previously disadvantaged high schools to familiarise learners with experimental techniques and possible project ideas. About ten schools from the Stellenbosch / Winelands region participated. Karl...
Albie Sachs gives memorable Social Justice Lecture in Stellenbosch
Sachs, veteran South African activist, writer and former judge appointed to the first Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivered an inspirational keynote address at the Centre for Social Justice's prestigious event. He was accompanied...
Scholarship of teaching and learning short course
Researching your TLA* Scholarship of teaching and learning short course Learn about •refining your research question,•consulting literature,•using educational theory as a lens,•designing an appropriate methodology to gather and interpret...
ChatGPT has many uses – experts explore what this means for healthcare and medical research
This article was first published on The Conversation . Read the original article here . The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is the cornerstone of the healthcare profession. This protected space is steeped in tradition – the...
Inaugural Corporate Governance Conference hosted by SU departments
The Inaugural Corporate Governance Conference was hosted jointly by the Centre for Corporate Governance in Africa at the Stellenbosch Business School (SBS) and, the School of Accountancy (SoA), Economic and Management Sciences Faculty at...
Grant enables Dr Maruza to bring specialist care to moms and babies in need
It was the gentle feel of newborn babies, their smiles, and the happiness on their mothers' faces that attracted her to obstetrics and gynaecology. But her interest in the field was escalated when she learned about the appalling rate at...
Molecular biologist new Dean of Science at Stellenbosch University
Prof Burtram C Fielding, a molecular biologist and prolific researcher with the University of the Western Cape (UWC), will start his term as the new dean of the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) on 1 April this year (2024)...