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Girls perform better academically
It might come as a surprise to many but girls do outshine boys at school and at university, a recent study at Stelllenbosch University (SU) found. “On average girls actually do better than boys. They learn to read much quicker than boys do...
Teaching is a privilege – Prof Nuraan Davids
Teaching is a privilege and an immense responsibility – one that Prof Nuraan Davids, chair of the Department of Education Policy Studies in the Faculty of Education, does not take lightly. It was recently announced that she is the recipient...
Communication from Council (meeting of 27 Nov 2017)
Stellenbosch University's fourth ordinary Council meeting of the year took place on Monday 27 November 2017. Council was briefed on developments in higher education, reflected on the past year at Stellenbosch University (SU), and approved...
New TSC wants to make 'meaningful changes'
In 2018 Tevarus Naicker will be a fifth year medical student at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). He will also be settled into his role as chairperson of the Tygerberg Student Council (TSC), a...
SU and Tennis South Africa announce strategic partnership
Stellenbosch University and Tennis South Africa (TSA) have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement, with the aim of developing a new world class national tennis centre at the University. The project, which is currently in...
Research showcase to foster collaboration with industry
At the Faculty of Science's first research showcase on Friday 17 November 2017 researchers and postgraduate students presented nearly 50 posters to an audience of over a hundred guests from industry, our alumni and academic staff from other...
Who and where are the visible scientists in South Africa?
A total of 211 scientists in South Africa – less than 1% of the country's scientific workforce – have been identified as being 'publicly visible' in a new study by researchers Marina Joubert and Lars Guenther at the Centre for Research on...
HIV also targets the brain
Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) directly impacts the brain in the early stages of the infection. It has long been known that many people with HIV also experience negative...
Spivak: “We should pray to be haunted by the other”
Prof Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak reflects on globalisation, the role of universities in educating students and planning for failure at IPSA's recent Gender, Politics and the State conference at Stellenbosch University. “We should pray to be...
Philosophy professor makes contribution to UNESCO's declaration on climate change ethics
Recently the 195 member states of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted a Declaration of Ethical Principles in Relation to Climate Change at its 39 th session in...