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Tackling an ancient disease urgently
Prof Anneke Hesseling keeps a painting by Sir Luke Fildes called The Doctor above her desk. The image of the Victorian-era general practitioner observing the “crisis of illness" in a child in those (pre-antibiotic) days is an enduring one –...
SU Botanical Garden flourishing after receiving international accreditation
The Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden (SUBG) is the only garden in Africa and one of only 11 gardens in the world to have been named an Accredited Conservation Practitioner by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). The...
SU students instrumental in fighting day zero
Stellenbosch University's (SU) efforts to mitigate the risk of day zero has resulted in a 45% reduction of water usage in 2019 when measured against the year 2015. Since the implementation of a new grey water system, the institution is...
Call by Vice-Chancellors: Meeting with SA President to discuss the scourge of gender-based violence
5 September 2019 CALL BY VICE-CHANCELLORS FOR A MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA TO DISCUSS THE SCOURGE OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE We are experiencing an epidemic of incomprehensible violence. South Africa's universities are...
School of Accountancy gives back to community
Students and staff of the School of Accountancy at Stellenbosch University recently acted as camp leaders and mentors at various development camps for Grade 11 and 12 learners across South Africa. An initiative of the South African...
Playing with preschoolers improves mental well-being of older persons
Playing games and interacting with preschoolers could help to improve the mental well-being and mood of older people in retirement homes, a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU) found. Conducted by Dr Elizabeth Earl and Dr Debbie...
SU facilitates creation of Lückhoff Living Museum, 50 years after forced removal
As part of a process of further developing the Lückhoff Living Museum in partnership with the local community, Stellenbosch University (SU) will hold a special ceremony on 16 November at which two of the original school benches will be...
Enhancing ethical Social Impact partnerships at SU
Respect, humility, accountability, reciprocity and an acknowledgement of the knowledge and needs present in communities – these were some of the talking points at Stellenbosch University's annual Social Impact Symposium hosted at STIAS on...
SU Division for Research Development sweeps up research management awards
Three staff members from Stellenbosch University (SU)'s Division for Research Development (DRD) won prestigious awards on Thursday (5 th of September 2019) for their contribution towards research management in Southern Africa at the annual...
Stellenbosch University’s research stature rises in global rankings
Stellenbosch University is making inroads into global research. For the third consecutive year the international citations to its research across multi-disciplines have increased markedly according to the latest Times Higher Education...