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Prof Thuli Madonsela receives lifetime achievement award from legal educators
Stellenbosch University's (SU) Prof Thuli Madonsela last night (15 August) received another feather in her cap as the recipient of the Annual Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Education Law Association (SAELA). The award is...
COVID-19: What happens after the lockdown?
What will happen after the lockdown is over? This is the question Prof Alex Welte from the South African Centre of Excellence for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA) tries to answer in an article for GroundUp (31 March). Read...
Administrative Service Provision to Students
COVID-19 has an immense impact on the world, the country and Stellenbosch University. It is up to every one of us to play our part to ensure that the spread of the virus is limited as much as possible. As this unprecedented situation...
SU’s Faculty of Science awards record number of PhD-degrees
Stellenbosch University's Science Faculty will award a record number of 68 PhD-degrees for the 2019 academic year, of which 39 during the virtual graduation ceremony on Friday, 3 April. This is the highest number of PhDs since 2014 (42) and...
I`m a healthcare worker – what`s your superpower?
The past few weeks have been an emotional roller-coaster for us South-Africans, with a lot of uncertainty. It has been a time of panic and fear globally with the COVID-19 pandemic and not knowing what tomorrow might hold. One thing we knew...
Are you ready for online teaching? African Sun Media can help
Our skilled and experienced team is ready to assist you with all your online teaching needs during lockdown. We can assist with: Sourcing and copyright clearance of material Editing, designing and layout of notes and presentations...
Lessons from the insect world: How do ant colonies fight disease?
As the Covid-19 pandemic makes its impact known throughout the world, we are being forced to come to terms with how our modern way of living contributes to the spread of pathogens. We live in densely packed cities full of interacting...
New centre to tackle increased cardiovascular disease burden
Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) this week launched a brand new Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA) in a bid to help stave off the threat of an overall increased burden of...
SU helping youth to thrive through Latin
Whoever thought that the ancient language Latin was “dead" and that learning Latin held no benefits for our modern youth, might have to rethink this notion. When visiting Stellenbosch University's (SU's) department of Ancient Studies...
Eye-health: Glaucoma and what we should know
World Glaucoma Week is all about creating awareness about this disease, also known as "silent blinding disease" or the "sneak thief of sight" since glaucoma is mostly irreversible. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic...