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Teachers play crucial role in SA’s development
Wednesday (5 October 2016) is World Teachers Day. In an opinion piece published in Cape Argus, Dr Lorna Dreyer of the Department of Educational Psychology writes that teachers, especially those in the Foundation Phase, need more support to...
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Will sugar tax help tackle obesity and diabetes?
Monday (14 November 2016) is World Diabetes Day. In an opinion piece in The New Age, Prof Faadiel Essop of the Department of Physiological Sciences asks whether the proposed sugar tax will help to reduce South Africans' sugar intake and, in...
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SU student inspires with candid autobiography about her journey with cerebral palsy
Jess van der Merwe (24) has always had a way with words. When she was a toddler and still struggling to speak, she told people she suffers from “terrible palsy". As she grew up and came to terms with living with cerebral palsy, the irony...
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Social Impact: Helping hand for Deaf learners gets recognition at SU
With Stellenbosch University's (SU) focus on social impact awareness in July, this series of profiles celebrate remarkable individuals and teams who make a meaningful contribution beyond the University's walls. The recent inaugural...
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Dr Jocelyn Solomons pioneers equity for women in sport
In celebration of Women's Month, Stellenbosch University (SU) is shining a spotlight on extraordinary staff and students on our campus who champion women's rights and gender equality. Through their dedication and leadership, they inspire...
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Prof Robbie Pott fuses research, teaching and real-world impact
Prof Robbie Pott from the Department of Chemical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 5 June 2025. The title of his lecture was 'From laboratory to lecture hall...
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‘Make a difference through science’
Prof Gerhard Walzl compares medical research to being a member of a relay team – the baton has to be passed to retain momentum. This is a task which he tackles with renewed vigour nowadays. Prof Walzl is the new Head of Stellenbosch...
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Prof Regan Solomons helps save lives of children with tuberculous meningitis
Prof Regan Solomons from the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 7 October 2025 His research focuses on reducing preventable deaths from tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in children He helps to...
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World Refugee Day: Refugees, asylum seekers in SA finding it hard to study
Sunday (20 June) was World Refugee Day. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick (18 June), Dr Callixte Kavuro from the Department of Public Law calls on the South African government to make funds available to refugees and asylum seekers...
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Why vaccines, and not ivermectin, will be our only possible way out of the pandemic
Vaccines, and not ivermectin, will be our only possible way out of the pandemic, argues Dr Hanél Sadie-Van Gijsen from the Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA) in an opinion piece for TimesLive (2 Augustus 2021). Read the...