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#WomenofSU: Fighting for the economic rights of women

​​​Dr Nthabiseng Moleko is used to wearing many hats. She is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, a poet, an author and...

How women in academia are feeling the brunt of COVID-19

This article was first published on The Conversation . Read the original article here . The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent public health response of...

Cape fur seals can nurse their pups well into adulthood

​Some Cape fur seal ( Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) mothers may nurse their young for several years longer than previously thought, thereby potentially...

#Researchforimpact: Africa-UK trilateral research chair to help empower African women

​As African cities become increasingly urbanised, most households end up living in informal settlements, challenging urban planners on the obligation to build...

Functioning pharmacovigilance system important for patient safety

​All medicines have the potential to cause unwanted, uncomfortable or dangerous effects also known as adverse drug reactions (ADRs). “To protect patients and to...

#WomenofSU: Accessible healthcare is vital for women's futures

Accessible healthcare is a critical policy lever for moving out of poverty, says Dr Anja Smith, who forms part of RESEP, a group of researchers in the...

New head of anaesthesiology brimming with ideas for department

Prof Sean Chetty was appointed Executive Head of Stellenbosch University's Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care in mid-April, just as the Covid-19...

#WomenofSU: Recruit and retain more women scientists

​Prof Soraya Seedat from the Department of Psychiatry at Stellenbosch University (SU) proves that a clinician scientist can successfully straddle the fields of...

First DeepMind Postgraduate Scholarships in Africa coming to Stellenbosch University

Artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise on the African continent is set to get a major boost, thanks to prestigious scholarships to be awarded...

Can ‘excellence’ turn? Rethinking teaching excellence awards for the public good

​LEARNING & TEACHING ENHANCEMENT SEMINAR, 06 AUGUST 2020held virtually on MS Teams, from 13h00 – 14h00 Dr Karin Cattell-Holden, senior advisor at the...
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