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South Africa’s relief grant: how it can be used to help young people into jobs
Kate Orkin, University of Oxford; Ingrid Woolard, Stellenbosch University; Maya Goldman, University of Cape Town, and Murray Leibbrandt, University of Cape Town The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the unemployment crisis in South Africa. In...
OPTIMUS programme launch 2023
Photo credit: Ignus Dreyer / SCPS The top achievers attending the event included 35 second-year students selected to be part of the programme for 2023. The OPTIMUS programme provides exceptional undergraduate achievers with...
Risks and limitations of ChatGPT and Bing Chat
Chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's Bing Chat, and Google's Bard are grabbing the world's attention. In an opinion piece for News24, Dr Tanya de Villiers-Botha (Centre for Applied Ethics) emphasises the need for greater awareness...
SciMathUS: Double success as twins get second chance
As the first twins to complete the SciMathUS programme, Rochelle and Jennelle Cloete serve as shining examples to disheartened matric students - that second chances can knock twice on the same door. Stellenbosch University's SciMathUS...
SU surgeons search for strategies to make breast screening more accessible
Currently there is no national breast screening programme in South Africa. Whilst many women can undergo individual breast surveillance (mammogram and examination), the majority of women in this country do not have access to screening. Mass...
Visiting professor highlights female ex-combatants’ contribution to the struggle
A visiting professor from the United Kingdom is working on research about a fascinating part of South Africa's 20th century history, studying the role of women in the country's liberation struggle. Having previously authored a book about...
Reforming public procurement in South Africa
The African Procurement Law Unit (APLU), which is housed at the Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Faculty, initiated a national conversation on public procurement reform in South Africa during a two-day gathering in Johannesburg from 27 to...
Leading epidemiologist joins CERI as Director of Population Health Innovation Programme
Prof Frank Tanser, a leading South African scientist in the field of HIV, has joined the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) as Director of Population Health Innovation. He is a professor jointly appointed at the School...
Auxin | Emeritus Professor Chrissie Boughey | Criticality and social justice
Title: Criticality and social justice Presenter: Emeritus Professor Chrissie Boughey Chrissie Boughey has spent many years working in teaching and learning in higher education from a critical perspective aimed at promoting social justice...
ChatGPT under the spotlight at SU seminar
The big buzzword of 2023, ChatGPT, came under scrutiny in the first instalment of a brand-new lecture series presented on the Stellenbosch University (SU) main campus this week. Themed “The Future of Intelligence: ChatGPT and its...