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How Nike's hijab sports gear is taking on Islamophobia and patriarchy

In March (2017), when sports manufacturer Nike launched its “Nike Pro Hijab", it made obvious business sense. What Nike - perhaps inadvertently ̶ has done, is...

Scholars help protect Africa’s oceans

​Scholars produce knowledge that helps decision-makers to protect Africa's coastline. This was one of the viewpoints of Prof Francois Vreÿ from the Security...

SoTL 2018: Registration open and final programme available

The annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) conference will take place from 29 - 31 October 2018. The theme for this year's conference is Academic...

PREDAC 2018 (Professional Educational Development of Academics)

The Professional Educational Development of Academics (PREDAC) programme is presented annually for newly appointed academics at Stellenbosch University (SU). It...

TB project gets major boost from Gates grant

​The Desmond Tutu TB Centre (DTTC) recently received substantial funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for an initiative to address some of the...

SU’s Anita Nel now Chief Director; receives prestigious technology award

Ms Anita Nel, responsible for innovation, business development, commercialisation and Stellenbosch University's (SU) industry interaction platform, Innovus, was...

Food insecurity – a reality for many students

​​ Food insecurity and the need for the most basic items are becoming more prevalent among students in South Africa. Although no national research on the issue...

Continuation of career guidance project is crucial – project team

​​The social impact project “Overcoming Career Circumscription and Compromise" – which offered career guidance to Grade 9 learners in communities with little to...

Why tackling sexual violence is key to South Africa's decolonisation project

​​​Horrific incidences of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment are so common in South Africa that it has been dubbed the “ rape capital of the world". Yet...

Early grade reading must be national priority – education expert

​​The problem of primary school learners who can't read should be declared a national crisis and requires not only to be a national priority but also...
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