| We’ve stopped caring because of compassion fatigue | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7706 | | We’ve stopped caring because of compassion fatigue | Dion Forster | Compassion fatigue during abnormal times such as the Covid-19 pandemic can cause people to care less for others. |
| Sustainable wood-based housing market possible in SA | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7705 | | Sustainable wood-based housing market possible in SA | Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson] | Researchers at Stellenbosch University found that South Africa has sufficient log resource options for a sustainable wood residential building market. |
| Communication from Council (meeting of 21 September 2020) | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7704 | | Communication from Council (meeting of 21 September 2020) | Corporate Communication / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie | On Monday 21 September, the Stellenbosch University (SU) Council had its third meeting of 2020. Please read on for more details. |
| Innovation helps TygerMaties navigate Covid-19 restrictions on training platform | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7703 | | Innovation helps TygerMaties navigate Covid-19 restrictions on training platform | FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Jackie Pienaar-Brink | An innovative new clinical training plan have enabled fifth-year medical students at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) to navigate the restrictions placed on the training platform due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| What we should also be celebrating on Heritage Day | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7702 | | What we should also be celebrating on Heritage Day | Nico Koopman | In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick, Prof Nico Koopman (Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel) writes that South Africans should also celebrate their hybridity on Heritage Day. |
| Bridging the gap between academia and job opportunities with Stellenbosch University's New Techpreneurship Cen | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7700 | | Bridging the gap between academia and job opportunities with Stellenbosch University's New Techpreneurship Cen | Innovus & LaunchLab | Bridging the gap between academia and job opportunities with Stellenbosch University's New Techpreneurship Cen |
| Research dives deep to understand climate impacts on whales | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7699 | | Research dives deep to understand climate impacts on whales | Media & Communication, Faculty of Science | Three South African universities are involved in a world-first research project that aims to understand how changes in the ocean influence the recovery of humpback whale populations in the Southern Hemisphere. |
| Department of Political Science ranks amongst top in SA | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7698 | | Department of Political Science ranks amongst top in SA | Lynne Rippenaar-Moses | The Political Science Department was recently ranked amongst the top in South Africa by the Academic Ranking of World Universities based on the quality of the academic work offered in the department. |
| New SRC Chair ready for pressing issues | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7697 | | New SRC Chair ready for pressing issues | Daniel Bugan | Xola Njengele second SRC chair from EMS in a row. |
| Prof Anita Cloete is on a mission to empower youth | https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7696 | | Prof Anita Cloete is on a mission to empower youth | Corporate Communication/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie [Rozanne Engel] | Faith-based communities need to engage with young people outside of formal religious institutions, showing interest in their everyday lives and challenges. |
