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Prof Quinette Louw (third from left) and Luigia Nicholas (second from right) with other contributors at the launch of the report in Nairobi
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New SU-led report highlights Africa's assistive technology access crisis

Access to assistive technologies – tools, devices and systems that help people with disabilities perform everyday tasks more easily – remains limited and uneven...
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Non-academic mentors support new students, make universities more inclusive

Non-academic mentors support new students, make universities more inclusive

​Non-academic mentors do not only help newcomer students adapt to campus life, but also make universities more inclusive.

This is the view of Dr Jerome Joorst...

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Virtual Conference 8 - 10 November

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Virtual Conference 8 - 10 November

The annual Stellenbosch University (SU) Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) will take place on 9 and 10 November. Pre-conference...

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TAU Fellowship Programme 2021-2022

TAU Fellowship Programme 2021-2022

​​​​TAU Fellowship Programme 2021-2022

The TAU (Teaching Advancement at University) Fellowship Programme is a nation-wide intervention that was initiated in...

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SU book project to have an impact on education during and beyond pandemic

SU book project to have an impact on education during and beyond pandemic

In a social impact project of Stellenbosch University (SU), a series of four books will be published that aim to empower learners, teachers, parents and...

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Study tests oral swabs for detection of tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a deadly disease. Children often develop a form of this disease which makes diagnosis difficult even with the aid of formal techniques...

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Prof Juanita Pienaar becomes Law’s first vice-dean of research and internationalisation

Prof Juanita Pienaar becomes Law’s first vice-dean of research and internationalisation

​With effect from September, Private Law's Prof Juanita Pienaar will be serving as the Stellenbosch University Law Faculty's very first vice-dean of research...

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