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World Telecommunications Day: Aspirations and disappointments of digital education
Many from low-income households or rural areas lacked access and digital devices appropriate for learning. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is celebrated annually on 17 May. This year’s theme “digital innovation for...
Scientists unravel drivers of the global Zinc cycle in our oceans, with implications for a changing climate
The important role of the Southern Ocean in global biological processes and the carbon cycle has been confirmed anew by a study published in Science this week that, for the first time based on field evidence, reveals the underappreciated...
PhD graduate tackles invasive wasps
To be stung forty times in four years by wasps is much more than most people would be able to endure. That's however what happened to Carolien van Zyl while she was doing research for her doctorate in entomology about two types of invasive...
SU signs MOU with the Special Investigations Unit of South Africa
Stellenbosch University (SU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of South Africa to “to find new approaches and strategies in the fight against corruption.” The MOU will focus on the...
Youth Day: Spotlight on key issues affecting SA's young people
In celebration of Youth Day on Sunday 16 June, staff and students at Stellenbosch University wrote opinion pieces for the media in which they focused on education, employment, mental health, and entrepreneurship as some of the key issues...
Stellenbosch University receives Platinum certification for FISU Healthy Campus
Stellenbosch University (SU) is the first university in South Africa to officially receive a platinum certification for Healthy Campus from the Federation of International University Sport (FISU) in June 2024. This certification aims to...
World Refugee Day: Helping refugees, asylum seekers feel at home in SA
World Refugee Day is observed annually on 20 June. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Yeukai Chideya from the Institute for Life Course Health Research writes that we should strive to create a culture that accepts and supports...
SU to host South Africa’s first FISU rugby sevens championship in 2026
For the first time since its inception, South Africa will be the host nation for the the International University Sports Federation's (FISU) 2026 Rugby Sevens Championship and Stellenbosch University (SU) will have the honour of becoming...
Mariner 4.0 helps seafarers in battle against seasickness — Dr Nicole Taylor
If you are a seafarer, the last thing you want is to suffer from seasickness (motion sickness). When you are busy with deck and accommodation patrols, steering the vessel, standing on lookout, or assisting the officer on watch, among...
#Action4Inclusion Social Justice Walk celebrates youth in fundraising efforts
More than sixty people recently joined hands to walk 16 kilometres from Stellenbosch to Bethlehem farm in Kylemore in Stellenbosch University's (SU) fourth annual social justice walk. The walk celebrated South African youth and raised...