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Sunelle Hanekom at her graduation on 23 March 2026
Image by: Henk Oets

Awards and milestones

From typist to master’s graduate, Sunelle Hanekom’s journey comes full circle

For more than three decades, Sunelle Hanekom worked behind the scenes – organising, supporting and managing processes to ensure that others could succeed. Now...
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Lord Hastings hopes to 'ignite a fire' with 6th Annual Social Justice Lecture

Lord Hastings hopes to 'ignite a fire' with 6th Annual Social Justice Lecture

​The highly anticipated 6th Annual Social Justice Lecture will hopefully “ignite a fire" in people to dedicate more time, energy and resources towards social...

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Rethinking the Decolonial Moment: Towards an Ethics of Hospitality in Higher Education

Rethinking the Decolonial Moment: Towards an Ethics of Hospitality in Higher Education

DLTE Teaching-Learning-Assessment Seminar 

You are invited to attend the first quarterly ​​Teaching-Learning-Assessment 

seminar of 2025, offered by the Division...

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SU-UK partnership to strengthen surveillance of respiratory diseases in SA and UK

SU-UK partnership to strengthen surveillance of respiratory diseases in SA and UK

A North-South partnership between the Genomic Surveillance Unit (GSU) at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI...

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Breaking down barriers to advance women and girls in science

Breaking down barriers to advance women and girls in science

​​​The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated annually on 11 February. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Sibusiso Moyo...

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AI, Literacy, and the University: Where Are We Now?

AI, Literacy, and the University: Where Are We Now?

You are invited to attend the lunch time Auxin session offered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning.

​Speaker: Dr Hanelie Adendorff 

Topic: AI, Literacy, and...

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2025 Enrolments are open!

2025 Enrolments are open!

Enrolments for 2025 are open! 

Are you a tutor, demi, module assistant, learning assistant, teaching assistant, or assessment assistant? 

Enhance your...

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