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Trauma across generations: How sexual violence impacts women and their offspring
Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have uncovered alarming evidence that the trauma of sexual violence extends beyond survivors, potentially impacting their children's mental health and genetic makeup. In a study using rat models...
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School of Accountancy hosts skills workshop for small business owners
A recently formed partnership between the School of Accountancy (SoA) at Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Incarceration Nations Network (INN) gave rise to an accountancy and business acumen workshop hosted at SU from 21 to 22 May...
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SUNCEP in the Northern Cape with teacher clinics
The Stellenbosch University Centre for Pedagogy (SUNCEP) offered support clinics from 3 -5 February to about 300 Grade 12 and novice Grade 12 teachers in the Northern Cape in Life Sciences, Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Mr Henry...
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Ambitious new project ‘Predict-TB’ aims to cut treatment duration
Current treatment of TB is long, complicated to administer, and can have severe side-effects. To prevent recurrence of the disease after treatment is stopped patients undergoing treatment must take a combination of different antibiotics...
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Great strides in research, innovation and postgraduate studies
The Vice-Rector: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, Prof Eugene Cloete, reported comprehensively to Senate about his responsibility centre in March 2017. What follows are selected highlights from the executive summary of Prof...
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Philosophy can benefit prospective teachers
A firm grasp of key philosophical concepts is important for prospective teachers if they wish to help address pedagogical and societal challenges in their specific contexts. This is one of the key messages of a new book by Dr Nuraan Davids...
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Film screening reveals struggles of albinism and education
Social prejudice, family and education were just a few of the topics discussed at Stellenbosch University Museum's screening of As We See It, a documentary about living with albinism in South Africa. The film addresses challenges that...
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Beautiful and functional - the role of biomimicry in additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing technology, also known as 3D printing, has shown tremendous growth and development over the last few years. Today it is possible to print not only plastic prototypes, but serious functional end-use mechanical parts...
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Woordfees festival goers’ willingness to learn isiXhosa gives students hope
Students participating in the #Amagama project at the Woordfees this year were pleasantly surprised about people's willingness to learn isiXhosa. Amagama means “vocabulary" in isiXhosa and the project, now in its second year, aims to cross...
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Prof De Villiers takes the reins at AFREhealth
Marietjie de Villiers, professor in Family Medicine and Primary Care at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University (SU), has recently been elected as President of the African Forum for Research and...