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‘We need to get foundation right’ – panellists at Education Research conference
A panel discussion on “The practice of improvement: Getting from here to there" was one of the highlights of the annual Quantitative Applications in Education Research conference hosted by ReSEP, a research group on Social Economic...
Smartphones keep students from concentrating during lectures
Digital technologies, especially smartphones, have become such an integral part of our lives that it is difficult to picture life without them. Today, people spend over three hours on their phones every day. “While ever-smarter digital...
Genetic research can help improve medical treatment
New knowledge generated through genomic research (the study of an organism's genes and their functions) will continue to deliver effective drugs and bring hope for a cure of the treated conditions. This was one of the viewpoints of Prof...
Maties’ Simmonds shines on the cricket field
Steinhoff Maties Cricket player Kyle Simmonds is turning his dreams into reality one step at a time. Simmonds is a second-year student-athlete at Stellenbosch University and has established himself as one the brightest cricket stars in...
Essay competition offers students opportunity to broaden horizons
After failing to produce a paper for last year's Schroders essay competition organised by the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Stellenbosch University (SU), Masters student in Economics Ruan Erasmus made amends by...
International Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October
International Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16 October and we would like to remind you that students and employees of Stellenbosch University have daily, free access to the best electronic dictionaries. You do not have to use outdated...
Judge Zak Yacoob speaker at Russel Botman Memorial Lecture
Judge Zak Yacoob, retired judge of the Constitutional Court, will be the speaker at the annual Russel Botman Memorial Lecture. The lecture, held in honour of the late Prof Russel Botman, former Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch...
Inauguration marks new era of transformation and excellence at SU
Prof Deresh Ramjugernath formally installed as 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University Inaugural address sets bold vision for holistic transformation and African-centred academic excellence Ceremony blends solemn...
What happens when you're unfairly dismissed?
So you've been fired and you think the grounds on which you've been dismissed are grossly unfair. What do you do? Getting fired is something you never want to experience. Getting fired when you didn't deserve it is even worse. Thankfully...
Wordless picturebooks help parents and children read
In South Africa we largely overlook the potential of wordless picturebooks to help promote a culture of reading and to improve literacy, especially among parents and their pre-school children in poor communities. "This is despite...