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SU outreach to Zambia brings hope to heart disease patients
An outreach by Stellenbosch University's (SU) Division of Cardiology has brought hope and a life-saving procedure to patients in Zambia who suffer from rheumatic heart disease. According to Dr Helmuth Weich, cardiologist of the Division...
Educational psychology students encouraged to serve society
After a very competitive selection process with almost 200 applications, twelve students were selected for the MEd Psychology programme at the Faculty of Education. This masters qualification in educational psychology (MEd Psych) is...
New study reveals unexpected diversity of South Africa’s ecologically important long-tongued flies
A detailed study of over 50 long-tongued fly species endemic to Southern Africa has shown that species known to science only account for about half of the diversity of this ecologically important pollinator group. Southern Africa's long...
Research explores issue of violence against people with disability
Alarming statistics show that people with disability experience much higher rates of violence than the rest of the population, and that poverty, which often accompany disability, exacerbate the inequality they already face with regard to...
SA government avoids its human rights obligations towards refugees - GSA speakers
Young scholars from all over the world urged to research and find solutions to pressing worldwide issues such as inequality, poverty, and the quest for social justice The South African Government has acted unlawfully and irrationally by...
African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Summer School 2023
The first in-person African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Summer School at Stellenbosch University (SU) since the COVID-19 pandemic officially kicked off at the Krotoa Building on Monday (23 January 2023). Housed within SU International, the ADA...
Mayosi-Netcare scholarship offers ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ for pharmacology expert
Stellenbosch University graduate, specialist clinical pharmacologist and consultant at Tygerberg Hospital, Dr Veshni Pillay-Fuentes Lorente, has been awarded the Professor Bongani Mayosi Netcare Clinical Scholarship 2022 – an achievement...
SU welcoming period commences this week
Stellenbosch University's (SU) official Welcoming Period kicks off this week. This year, SU has cast its net wider and will be including newcomer students and new staff members in the official Welcoming Period, which will run from Tuesday...
Engaging students key to Prof Faadiel Essop’s teaching success
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled". This quote by the Greek philosopher Plutarch forms part of Professor Faadiel Essop's own teaching philosophy, which, for the second time, earned him a coveted Teaching Award...
Legislative changes could protect debtors against unscrupulous creditors
If you're struggling to settle your debt in these tough economic times, the last thing you need is unscrupulous creditors who fleece you. Unfortunately, this is the reality for many cash-strapped consumers in South Africa. They are being...