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How universities can combat bad research practices

​What can universities do to foster research integrity and help scientists avoid questionable research practices? This was the question Prof Lex Bouter from the...

COVID-19 update: Graduation ceremonies to go ahead

​Stellenbosch University (SU) is closely monitoring the developments surrounding the coronavirus outbreak that was declared a global health emergency by the...

SU strengthens regional and national transformation partnerships

The Stellenbosch University (SU) Transformation Office has recently been strengthening regional partnerships with the University of the Western Cape, the Cape...

Learning and Teaching Enhancement Seminar: 12 March 2020

​You are invited to the first of the four 2020 quarterly Teaching and Learning Seminars under the auspices of the Vice-Rector (L&T), Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel...

Post-apartheid SA military “lost in transition and transformation"

​​​​​​​In 1994, the South African Defence Force merged with the armed forces of anti-apartheid organisations like the African National's Congress' Umkhonto we...

Women and Successful Leadership in Sports

Guest speaker and member of the German Parliament Ms Dagmar Freitag echoed the words of former South African president Nelson Mandela in her address at the...

Informal settlements can benefit from SU fire research

Shack fires usually spread very quickly and lead to loss of life and property in informal settlements. And although there's no magic bullet to preventing these...

Salt intake and your kidneys: how are they linked?

World Salt Awareness Week is observed during the first part of March, and a few days later is World Kidney Day (12 March 2020). This is a good time to gain an...

SACSSP Registrar shares advice with social work students at oath taking ceremony​

“Excellence within the social work profession is of extreme importance to the South African Council of Social Service Professions. As students of this...

From professional chef to university lecturer

When you first meet Heinrich Gerwel, you cannot help but be moved by his cool yet energetic passion for his research and teaching at Stellenbosch University's...
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