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World Teachers' Day: SU experts focus on educational challenges
Monday (5 October) is World Teachers' Day. In opinion pieces for Mail & Guardian and Die Burger respectively, Profs Maureen Robinson and Michael le Cordeur from the Department of Curriculum Studies highlight some of the challenges that...
SU lecturer is advancing mental health research in Africa
With the world still in the midst of a global Covid-19 pandemic, many countries including South Africa, have seen a surge in the number of mental health cases. According to Dr Nathaniel McGregor, not enough research has been done in Africa...
#Researchforimpact: A new genomic database for breast cancer patients
The integration of genomic research and routine clinical service delivery became a reality when co-investigators Prof Maritha Kotze and Prof Karin Baatjes received a Strategic Health Innovation Partnership grant from the South African...
Alumni honoured for work on Sundowner
Two alumni of the Faculty of AgriSciences were honoured at the 2020 Deciduous Fruit Industry Excellence Awards for their ability to put agricultural research into practice. Phyllis Burger and Andries Daniel are both part of the...
Strategies to reduce fires in informal settlements
During Fire Prevention Week (4–10 October) the focus is, among others, on reducing the risk of fires in informal settlements. In opinion pieces for Cape Times and The Conversation respectively, Patricia Zweig and Dr Robyn Pharoah from the...
Global Week 2020
#Listenexpericetravelgrow SUI invites all Maties students to become Global Citizens! Every semester we host a global week the aim being to create a platform where students can engage with our staff and international partners regarding...
Unveiling the power of bioinformatics: VEME workshop leaves lasting impact
In the intricate web of scientific exploration, one thread stands out for its profound influence on clinical research and public health: bioinformatics. The week-long 27th International Bioinformatics & Virus Evolution & Molecular...
World’s largest experiment shows shack fires move with devastating speed
Twenty shacks destroyed in five minutes. That's how quickly fires can spread in informal settlements. This is one of the major results of the world's largest informal settlement fire experiment consisting of twenty homes. The experiment...
Exercise is Medicine: Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
So, I think it's safe to assume that almost all of us at one stage or another have woken up, tried to move and been like, “What the heck have I done?" As we lie there willing our aching muscles to move, we try and figure out what activity...
SU Teaching Fellowship 2021
SU Teaching Fellowship 2021 Teaching fellowships were initiated at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2009 with the aim of, inter alia, providing an opportunity for selected academics to develop their teaching expertise and stimulating the...