Census 2022, South Africa’s fourth census since 1994, is currently underway. In this podcast, Dr Collette Schulz-Herzenberg from the Department of Political Science talks about why it is important for South Africans to participate in the census.

World Aids Day is observed annually on the 1st of December. In this podcast, Prof Amy Slogrove from the Department of Paediatrics & Child Health talks about why it is important to improve outcomes for children who are “HIV-exposed and HIV-free”.

Stellenbosch University is encouraging staff and students to get vaccinated.

As part of this commitment to ensuring a safer campus environment and community, the University has provided access to vaccinations at the Lentelus clubhouse at the University’s soccer complex in Hammanshand Road in Stellenbosch. The university has also rolled out pop up vaccination sites on the Stellenbosch campus.  This process is managed by the university’s Campus Health Service. In this podcast,  Dr Craig Thompson, the Director of Medical Services at Campus Health shares why it is important to get vaccinated.

On Monday 1 November, South Africans will go to the polls to elect their local representatives. In this podcast, Dr Harlan Cloete from the School of Public Leadership talks about why local government matters, what the political landscape may look like after the elections, and what we can do to make sure political parties deliver on their promises.

The Centre For Student Leadership, Experiential Education and Citizenship (CSLEEC) is celebrating its fifth anniversary of excellence in student leadership. This discussion focuses on the work of the Centre for Student Leadership, Experiential Education and Citizenship in contributing to the development of student leadership, and a sneak preview of the activities that are planned in celebration of the 5thanniversary of the Centre.

Saturday 16 October is World Food Day. In this podcast, food scientist and PhD student in the Department of Food Science Melvi Todd talks about the use of health claims on food labels and the challenges related to this.

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In this podcast we talk to counselling psychologist, Mari O’Reilly, about coping with stress and anxiety during exams.

Tuesday      (5 October) was World Teachers’ Day. In this podcast, Prof Maureen Robinson, Acting Vice-Dean (Teaching and Learning) in the Faculty of Education, talks about how universities and schools can support student teachers.

In celebration of the opportunities and possibilities multilingualism gives us, the Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement is hosting a Language Day conference on 30 September. As part of this celebration of multilingualism, we will be speaking to several Stellenbosch staff members who are involved in language activities at the University.

Prof Mbulungeni Madiba is the Dean of the Faculty Education and has published widely on multilingual education and language planning and policy. He shares his views on multilingualism in education.

In celebration of the opportunities and possibilities multilingualism gives us, the Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement is hosting a Language Day conference on 30 September. As part of this celebration of multilingualism, we will be speaking to several Stellenbosch staff members who are involved in language activities at the University.

Dr Kim Wallmach is the Director of the Stellenbosch University Language Centre. The centre offers research-based, language-related products and services to people with diverse education backgrounds, so that they can enhance their communication skills. Dr Wallmach shares her language journey and views on multilingualism.