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SAERA brings together academics to ‘Reimagine education’
A group of 400 education academics gathered in Cape Town this week to deliberate a range of topics – from systemic educational reform to classroom pedagogy – at the South African Education Research Association (SAERA)'s 4th annual...
SciMathUS celebrates the success of the 2016 class
At the recent SciMathUS year-end function, at lunch at STIAS, five students in the current year group were acknowledged for their performance in the different subjects SciMathUS is a university preparation programme. It affords students who...
Collaboration expands service offering
Care and passion are two characteristics ingrained in the ethos of the staff compliment of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) of Stellenbosch University (SU). Many staff members are committed to charitable projects and...
Gene test shows if breast cancer patients need chemotherapy
Nearly half of all women with early stage breast cancer may undergo chemotherapy unnecessarily. This is according to new research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which showed that 46% of breast cancer cases that were...
Meet Marietjie Swanepoel: #MyTygerMaties60
As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Marietjie Swanepoel. Integrity, practical logic and...
Combined U-Pb and Hf isotopes studies on zircon
A great tool for unravelling protolith origin to polymetamorphism
Babies are ‘bookworms’
The first 1 000 days of a child's life hold the key to health and intellectual development. Development at a physical, intellectual and emotional level occurs the fastest from the commencement of pregnancy until the child's second birthday...
New SU ombud is ready to take on challenges
Integrity, objectivity and fairness. These are the top principles of the newly appointed ombud of Stellenbosch University (SU), whose official commencement of duties is from 1 November. Advocate Rina Meyer's role as ombud will be to attend...
Special exam arrangements to assist students announced
Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, today announced ad hoc arrangements with regard to the loss of academic time and the final examinations for 2016. Read his letter to staff and students below: 31 October 2016Dear colleagues...
Family doctors are the key to improving primary health care in communities
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Countries that have well developed primary health care systems are known to have better health outcomes, fewer people in hospital, increased patient...