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Why alcohol remains a big threat to unborn babies in South Africa
Alcohol consumption is socially acceptable for individuals of legal drinking age. However, drinking during pregnancy is harmful and can lead to irreversible foetal cognitive and developmental issues. These are collectively known as foetal...
Engineering welcomes home tridentate monument after 50 years
"It is very apt to move this monument to our large building complex in the Faculty of Engineering's 75 thyear of existence," says the Dean, Prof Wikus van Niekerk. The tridentate monument, erected in Victoria Street 50 years ago in honour...
#Researchforimpact: Postgraduate education in the spotlight
In 2018, a record number of postgraduate Master's and PhD students graduated from SU. This follows a noticeable national and international trend in growing postgraduate enrolments and graduations as a means of gaining an advantage in the...
We must take mental health seriously
October is Mental Health Awareness Month and on Thursday (10 October) the annual World Mental Health Day is celebrated. In opinion pieces in Die Burger and Cape Argus respectively, Prof Lizette Rabe from the Department of Journalism and...
Students learn about jobs in the agricultural sector at AgriCAREERConnect Day
Working in the South African agricultural industry was discussed in great detail and with enthusiasm at the AgriCAREERConnect Day at Stellenbosch University. Students were able to enquire about job opportunities, holiday work, bursaries...
SU students and prisoners study together in Ubuntu project
Students from Stellenbosch University (SU) and Brandvlei Correctional Centre near Worcester who participated in South Africa's first-ever interdisciplinary short course held in prison, received their SU-accredited competence certificates...
'Burn the ships, not the bridges'
“Burn the ships, not the bridges." That was one of the five key points that Stellenbosch University alumnus, Werner Cloete, shared with undergraduate and postgraduate students who attended the recent Careers Café where he was the guest...
Constitutional Court rules in favour of Stellenbosch University's Language Policy
Statement, 10 October 2019: Stellenbosch University (SU) welcomes the unanimous judgment by the Constitutional Court on 10 October 2019 regarding the University's Language Policy, approved in 2016. The judgment clearly states that our...
Large Class Pedagogies
Report: Faculty of Education “Large Classes” Workshop: 2 June 2023 Workshop Topic Large Class Pedagogies Presenters Drs Hanelie Adendorff and Anthea Jacobs, Ms Johara Khan and Charmaine van der Merwe, and Mr Sim Ntwasa While the Faculty of...
Swartz receives ASSAf medal for science in service of society
Over the last decade disability studies as an academic discipline in Africa, particularly South Africa, has developed extensively, in no small part due to the commitment of Prof Leslie Swartz, a distinguished Professor of Psychology at...