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SPU Humanities’ academics in landmark translation project

Sol Plaatje University Student outreach Feb 28, 2019

Three School of Humanities’ academics are contributing to a landmark project which will see seven novels and one work of non-fiction translated from English to Setswana. The seven works, known as The Repatriation of Letters, is part of a two-year project which involves four other translators: Wame Molefhe, Lorato Trok, Tuelo... Read more

UP VC encourages students & wider community to donate to student drive

Student outreach University of Pretoria Feb 18, 2019

University of Pretoria Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe visited Pretoria’s Menlyn Park mall on Thursday 14 February to make a personal donation to Tuks FM and Menlyn Mall’s #Back2Varsity campaign. The initiative, which kicked off on 11 February and ends on 3 March, is aimed at providing students from... Read more

UCT: Achieving social justice for South Africa’s children

Student outreach University of Cape Town Feb 11, 2019

The South African Child Gauge is a crucial resource utilised by civil society, academic and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who advocate for the rights of South Africa’s children and pursue social justice, University of Cape Town (UCT) Children’s Institute (CI) director Professor Shanaaz Mathews told guests at the Cape Town launch of the 13th edition... Read more

CPUT Medical Imaging & Therapeutic Sciences creating cancer awareness

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Student outreach Feb 7, 2019

Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences students at CPUT marked World Cancer Day by raising awareness about the Big C among their peers. Third-year Radiation Therapy students used balloons, body paint and sweets in different colours to educate their fellow students on the Bellville campus about the different types of... Read more

Chemistry Nobel laureate offers advice to UP academics and students

Student outreach University of Pretoria Jan 14, 2019

The University of Pretoria was proud to host 2016 Chemistry Nobel laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart recently, when he spoke at UP’s Future Africa campus. In his lecture, Sir Fraser said that, to be successful as academics, teachers should prioritise their students’ needs and put them ahead of their own.... Read more

Students weigh in on real-world problems

Student outreach University of Cape Town Jan 9, 2019

Seeking solutions to gender-based violence is a complex challenge, but University of Cape Town (UCT) students were up for the task during a recent d-school Foundation Programme in Design Thinking. The d-school, or Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at UCT, runs the Foundation Programme every semester, gathering students from... Read more

UFS: AIDS Awareness Month: ‘Know Your Status’

Student outreach University of the Free State Dec 12, 2018

The University of the Free State (UFS), along with the rest of South Africa, commemorates AIDS Awareness Month during December 2018. This year’s AIDS Awareness Month theme is ‘Know your status’, while the country celebrates the 30th anniversary of the campaign that pioneered global health by being the first to be... Read more

Transforming communities through peace leadership

Student outreach University of the Free State Dec 4, 2018

A young democracy such as South Africa is defined by a desire for better relationships, interconnectedness, inclusivity, cohesion, justice and a shared understanding. Peace Leadership: Self-Transformation to Peace offers a practical framework for all leaders, as well as for the average person on the street, on how to achieve this... Read more

Stellenbosch University Medical students to cycle 902 km to ‘help our friends become doctors’

Stellenbosch University Student outreach Nov 29, 2018

A team of Stellenbosch University (SU) medical students will embark on an ambitious 902km cycle tour from Vioolsdrift at the Namibian border to Cape Agulhas, the most Southern tip of Africa, from 1 to 8 December 2018. Tuesday, 27 November 2018, marked 100 days of the Stellenbosch University’s #Move4Food campaign... Read more

Dealing with first-year failure: temporary setback, not lifelong sentence

Student outreach Nov 28, 2018

Thousands of first year students receiving their end of year results are having to face up to the fact that their dreams for the future are not materialising quite as they expected when they walked through the doors of higher learning at the start of the year. And while... Read more