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Biodiversity of natural forests key to buffer severity of non-native tree invasions
A new study, published in Nature this week, has found that the native biodiversity of natural forests largely buffers the severity of non-native tree invasions. The bad news, however, is that humans remain mostly responsible for...
Online teaching should also consider students with disabilities
Online teaching, learning and assessment practices used during the COVID-19 pandemic should also consider the plight of students with disabilities as well as those who have fewer resources, writes Dr Marcia Lyner-Cleophas from the...
SU Teaching Excellence Awards 2020
Applications are currently awaited for the Stellenbosch University Teaching Excellence Awards 2020. The awards acknowledge teaching of outstanding merit at Stellenbosch University. All teaching staff – permanent as well as contract...
SU invites students to enter hackathon
Stellenbosch University (SU) invites students to enter its third annual hackathon challenge. This year's SU Hackathon will be run as an online challenge between 31 July and 2 August 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event is...
Tomorrow Trust raises the bar in student funding
In an effort to reduce inequality in higher education and to level the playing field at Stellenbosch University (SU), the Tomorrow Trust has donated more than R1 million towards student funding. The trust granted full bursaries to 11...
Young postdoc in chemistry awarded prestigious EU fellowship
Dr Upenyu Muza, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University (SU), has received a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action individual fellowship to conduct research at the Leibniz-Institute for...
Matie students all in to help during COVID-19 pandemic
When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called on citizens to make a difference during the COVID-19 pandemic, three students from Stellenbosch University (SU) heeded the call. Stefan Stofberg and brothers Daneel and Stephan Steinmann...
SU social impact activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Over the past two months, purposeful partnerships between Stellenbosch University (SU) and several others have brought relief to thousands of people experiencing need due to the national lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic. This time has...
COVID-19: Digitising ICU improves patient care while protecting healthcare staff
An ambitious digitisation project that will not only improve the care of seriously ill COVID-19 patients, but also reduce the risk of infection to hospital staff, is being launched at Cape Town's Tygerberg Hospital. The digitisation of the...