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International Day of Democracy: Vigilance, development of human capital promote democracy
The International Day of Democracy is observed on Thursday 15 September. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University argue that we must remain vigilant and invest in human capital to promote and protect our...
Vloeibare Moed production tackles men's role in combatting GBV
Vloeibare Moed (also known as Fluid Courage), a theatre production inspired by the events that led to the gruesome murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana, will be presented at the Academia Hall on Sunday, 18 September and Monday, 19 September 2022...
African scientists show with genomics surveillance how COVID-19 variants reached and spread across Africa
A scientific report featured in the respected global journal Science, revealed that a large consortium of African scientists and public health institutions illustrated how the SARS-CoV-2 variants reached and spread across the African...
SU is committed to multilingualism
(SU's comment regarding the DA/Studenteplein court case against SU) The DA and Studenteplein's court application against Stellenbosch University (SU), SU Council and SU Senate ('the respondents') was heard on Monday 15 August 2022 in the...
Prof Lize van Robbroeck explores issues of colonial heritage and race in visual arts
Prof Lize van Robbroeck from the Department of Visual Arts at Stellenbosch University recently delivered her inaugural lecture titled, 'Art and the Legacies of Whiteness at Stellenbosch University's Visual Arts Department'. She spoke to...
NRF honours SU ecologist with Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Research Foundation (NRF) honoured Emeritus Professor Brian van Wilgen with the Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour that is bestowed by the NRF for a deserving South African for their outstanding contribution to the...
Lack of funding impedes services to people with psychosocial disabilities
Mental health care for persons with psychosocial disabilities has historically been under-prioritised. Globally, there has been a shift away from institutionalisation as the primary response to psychosocial disability towards community...
Centre for Global Surgery brings health education to rural communities
The Centre for Global Surgery (CGS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) has undertaken a project to improve health education in rural South Africa. CGS has partnered with the non-governmental organisation, One to One Africa, to improve diabetes...
Social Impact Symposium 2022 - Universities are about more than just teaching and learning
Joining universities worldwide in the quest to embed social impact in their teaching and learning functions, Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted its annual Social Impact Symposium to reimagine the University's social impact...
Honey bees can be handy pollinators of blueberries
Honey bees seem to be quite handy pollinators of blueberries as they help to increase fruit yield and quality, a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU) found. Titled “Assessing the effectiveness of honey bee pollinators for cultivated...