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‘Robot’ helps Tygerberg specialists on ward rounds during pandemic
Intensive-care specialists at Tygerberg Hospital have a new infection-resistant 'colleague' helping them do ward rounds on Covid-19 patients. “Quintin" – as 'he' is affectionately called – is a Double Robotic 'robot' that has been...
Moeletsi Mbeki engages with SU students on state failure and upcoming 2024 elections
Moeletsi Mbeki, the outspoken scholar, journalist, political economist and analyst, is not one to beat around the bush when it comes to a key social issues affecting South African citizens today. At a recent 2024 Pre-Elections Business...
Tawanda breaks new ground with Sustainable Agriculture PhD
In 2014 Stellenbosch University (SU) initiated a new postgraduate programme in Sustainable Agriculture. Tawanda Marandure was among the programme's first intake of MSc students – and also became its first graduate. He is again leading the...
Covid-19 opens a window of opportunity for mass testing for other diseases
The article Covid-19 opens a window of opportunity to roll out mass testing for other diseases by Vuyiseka Dubula and Tracey Naledi was published in the Maverick Citizen of the Daily Maverickon 15 April 2020: Mass screening and testing...
Safe chemical kills hitchhiker pest, preserves fruit quality
Fruit export companies and farmers in the Western Cape don't just have to deal with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; they also have to do battle with the grain chinch bug which has become a thorn in their side. Considered a...
National survey of student mental health launched
Students often face many mental health problems and don't always get the support they need. And with the disruptions and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are their mental disorders could get worse. To assess the mental...
USB appoints Prof Mark Smith from France as its new Director
The University of Stellenbosch Business School has appointed Prof Mark Smith (49), currently Dean of Faculty at the Grenoble Ecole de Management in Grenoble, France, as its new Director. Prof Smith will take up this position in October 2020...
Students: Important information for online learning in Term 2
17 April 2020 Dear StudentSince our last communication of 8 April, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an extension of the lock-down period to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus until the end of April. This announcement impacts all of...
Auxin session with Dr Maricel Krügel
Topic: Support for Online Teaching during lock-down. Dr Krügel presents a can-do approach using Laurillard's 6 ways of learning with practical tips for doing it online in our current context. She presents the 6 ways of learning with online...
MSc student in zoology off to London to study science communication
An MSc student in zoology at Stellenbosch University, Celeste de Kock, has been accepted for an MSc in Science Communication at Imperial College, currently rated as one of the top ten universities in the world. The MSc in Science...