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So many generational curses broken
As part of the celebration of the SciMathUS Program's 20-year anniversary, we are launching a series sharing the stories of a handful of students for whom this program has been a stepping stone in their individual success stories. Here...
Zim friends receive their PhDs together after researching grapevine diseases
Two classmates from Bulawayo who studied together at Zimbabwe's Midlands State University in their undergraduate years both received their PhD degrees in agriculture from Stellenbosch University yesterday. Interestingly, the newly capped...
Students to engage with global peers about socially responsive universities
On 11 March 2021, Stellenbosch University (SU) students will be able to virtually join their peers on the African continent and abroad to talk about the role that socially responsive universities play in society. The student Social Impact...
Large Class Pedagogies
Report: Faculty of Education “Large Classes” Workshop: 2 June 2023 Workshop Topic Large Class Pedagogies Presenters Drs Hanelie Adendorff and Anthea Jacobs, Ms Johara Khan and Charmaine van der Merwe, and Mr Sim Ntwasa While the Faculty of...
Friendship Bench should support HIV-positive Zimbaweans with PSTD
Zimbaweans living with HIV also suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often because of stigma, and are in desperate need of dedicated mental health services to help them cope. This is one of the findings of a new study at...
Biological pest control measures: researchers now know how to transport tiny nematodes to farms
For the past 18 years, researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have studied a selection of nematodes found naturally in South African soils. In the process they have identified quite a few such roundworm species that could be used to...
Dr Shannon Bishop-Swart shares about experiences during her PhD studies
Dr Shannon Bishop-Swart obtained her PhD in Education in March 2024. She shared about her experiences and journey. Dr Bishop-Swart holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from the University of Pretoria, an Associate Diploma in...
Family doctors are the key to improving primary health care in communities
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Countries that have well developed primary health care systems are known to have better health outcomes, fewer people in hospital, increased patient...
1st Staff assembly of 2019 a step closer to a stronger university community
The first meeting of the year for Stellenboch University's (SU) approximate 4 000 staff members was held in Stellenbosch today (21 February). Staff members from five campuses could attend the meeting in person for a presentation (click...
Concentrated solar power could help ease SA’s electricity woes
South Africans were caught off guard recently when Eskom announced the implementation of load-shedding. With more disruptions likely to occur in the next few years, perhaps the time has come to look at concentrated solar power (CSP)...