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Prof Quinette Louw (third from left) and Luigia Nicholas (second from right) with other contributors at the launch of the report in Nairobi
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Media release

New SU-led report highlights Africa's assistive technology access crisis

Access to assistive technologies – tools, devices and systems that help people with disabilities perform everyday tasks more easily – remains limited and uneven...
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A photo depicting climate change from drought to green growth.

Opinion and features

World Environment Day highlights importance of sustained climate action

AI and climate change, climate apathy and environmental amnesia, climate change as a health emergency, and environmental protection. These are the issues that...

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A photo of National Science and Technology Forum/South32 Awards.

Institutional news

Four SU finalists in running for SA’s prestigious ‘Science Oscars’

Four finalists from Stellenbosch University (SU) will represent the institution at the 2025/2026 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32 Awards whe...

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A picture of one person handing a plate of African food to another person.

Opinion and features

Ending hunger in Africa needs Africa-led science — and the governance to match

World Hunger Day was observed on 28 May. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Scott Drimie of the Division of Human Nutrition explained why it is...

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Teaching-Learning-Assessment (TLA) Day

Education

SU’s TLA Day confronts the future of learning and teaching in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated many of the conversations at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) first Teaching-Learning-Assessment (TLA) Day. The event...

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A photo of Fazdai Zonke, taken by Vuyokazi Tyeku.

Institutional news

Fadzai sets her sights on a global career

Growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe, Fadzai Priscilla Zonke never imagined she would one day pursue a career in Animal Science. At school, mathematics was her...

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A photo of Lloyd Phillips, taken by Karen Winter.

Institutional news

Lloyd talks purpose, resilience and finding his path

For Stellenbosch University (SU) alumnus Lloyd Phillips, Youth Day has always carried personal meaning. Born on 16 June 2002, he marks his birthday on the day...

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