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Opinion and features

Pulmonary Hypertension: A global health crisis we must address

Pulmonary hypertension, a serious disease characterised by high blood pressure in the lungs, affects many people globally. To mark World Pulmonary Hypertension...

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Prof Cletos Mapiye from the Department of Animal Sciences photographed at his inaugural lecture on the Stellenbosch campus.

Institutional news

From farm to fork: Prof Mapiye is rethinking meat through alternative diets

Prof Cletos Mapiye from the Department of Animal Sciences in the Faculty of AgriSciences delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 30 April 2026. The title of...

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Opinion and features

Safeguarding South African research in a changing global landscape

An effective research security approach cannot simply be a list of prohibitions. It must be a thoughtful, risk-based framework that acknowledges our unique...

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Awards and milestones

Science 4 Justice Public Square Awarded Social Impact Grant to Boost Forensic Anthropology Service Delivery

The Science 4 Justice (S4J) Public Square recently received a R227 420 seed funding grant from the Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health...

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Institutional news

Be BOLD at the 2026 Library Symposium

This symposium will be a special occasion to celebrate the outstanding career of Ellen Tise, who has served as Senior Director of the Stellenbosch University...

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Institutional news

Interview: The impact of the Library’s services

Which services of the Library do you use often? 

I work closely with our Faculty Librarian, in partnership to co-present a course for our second year students on...

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Media release

New study shows editing grapevine DNA could boost resistance to disease and drought

A team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council have, for the first time, successfully edited the DNA of a woody...

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Media release

Rising malpractice claims threaten healthcare access, state resources in SA

In recent years, the number of claims for damages against the state for harm caused by medical malpractice has grown. The values of these claims have also...

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Impact

From research to communication: Stellenbosch researchers at the VIU Spring School

Arriving on San Servolo Island, a short boat ride from the busy waterways of Venice, Italy, it is clear that this is not a typical academic setting. Removed...

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Dr Allison Matroos photographed holding her degree outside the Coetzenburg Centre

Awards and milestones

Dr Allison Matroos is the pride of Atlantis

The West Coast town of Atlantis is often associated with poverty, unemployment, gang violence and drug abuse. But it's also a place of achievers. Of people the...

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