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Virtual Café discussion addresses unconscious bias in society
In recent months, amidst a global coronavirus pandemic, the persistence of structural racism and bias in all spheres of society came under the spotlight once again through the #BlackLivesMatter movement. In an effort to address some of the...
A ‘values crisis’ underpins the coupled biodiversity and climate emergency
The undervaluation of nature is foundational to the environmental crises currently being faced in the world. A recent paper, titled “ Diverse Values of Nature in Sustainability", highlights that decision making processes focussing on short...
Mathematics and gender, nanofibres and immunity against COVID-19
The Faculty of Science has a number of events planned for National Science Week which this year is taking place from 27 July to 31 August. South Africa's National Science Week (NSW) is an annual celebration of science, engineering and...
Fogarty grant will help put spotlight on TB meningitis in children
Dr Karen du Preez, a clinical researcher with the Paediatric TB Research Programme at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre, recently received a grant of nearly R9 million ($540 000) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States...
First virtual SU Hackathon sees more than eighty students participate
The annual Stellenbosch University (SU) Hackathon, where innovation and entrepreneurship are encouraged amongst Stellenbosch students, went virtual this year over the weekend of 31 July to 2 August 2020, with more than eighty students...
Uniquely South African art to help Matie students in need
The town of Stellenbosch will soon be the scene of a uniquely South African art response to the COVID-19 pandemic. And, as a result of this initiative, bursary students in the 'missing middle' category studying at the Faculty of Arts and...
SU researchers discover new species of lice, chigger mites
Two new lice species and six new chigger mite species, collected by a postgraduate student and a researcher from Stellenbosch University (SU) respectively, have been named and their discovery announced. It just goes to show how rich the...
#Researchforimpact: Institute strives to make children thrive, despite the odds
The inspiring community and research work that the Institute for Life Course Health Research (ILCHR) does resonates with the vision of SU's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to enhance health and health equity with and for the...
Women overcome many obstacles
In celebration of Women's Day and Women's Month, female researchers write in opinion pieces for the media about how women in South Africa overcome many challenges they face in different spheres of society. Click on the links below to...
Sensemaking systems change for entrepreneurship-led development
This series brings together scientists, practitioners and societal actors who use the frameworks of complexity and resilience thinking in their daily work to make sense of the complex dynamics of change and transformative processes. There...