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Maths Identity project helps learners with reasoning

​​​​Stellenbosch University's (SU) Maths Identity project helps primary school learners with mathematic reasoning and stimulates positive attitude towards...

Time to get up and get moving!

World Move for Health day is celebrated annually on 10 May. In this time of COVID-19, we have become aware of what the term pandemic means. But are you aware...

Academic co-edits world's most comprehensive lexicography dictionary

​​The last three volumes of the first five-volume lexicography dictionary to be produced in the world was recently released thanks to a team of lexicographers...

Application process for invigilation duties during the June 2020 sit-down examinations cancelled

Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the application process for invigilators for the June 2020 sit-down examinations is cancelled for semester 1. All...

Nothing will stop Luigia from pursuing her dreams

​"During the lockdown, it's difficult to imagine a time after the pandemic, but we will get through it; just take each day as it comes." These are the words...

Young ecologist receives prestigious Robert May award

​​​​​Dr Corneile Minnaar, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University (SU), was awarded the Robert May early career...

Luigia Nicholas: Who am I?

​​​SU's Rector and Vice-chancellor, Prof Wim de Villiers announced late last year that 2020 will be the university's Year for Persons with Disability. It will...

Success of ‘bucket brigades’ to fight fires depends on water flow

People in informal settlements are often forced to use the bucket brigade technique (passing buckets of water from one person to another) to suppress a shack...

COVID-19: The pervasive mental health impacts in vulnerable groups

​The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak continues to ravage populations around the world. Global sex-disaggregated data...

E-learning is here to stay

​The following op-ed was published in Die Burger and Beeld on 29 April 2020. Click here for the online version (subscribers only), or read the translation below...
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