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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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Arts, languages and social sciences

Dazzling gala commemorates Afrikaans dictionary’s centenary and ties with SU

A century of work to document the Afrikaans vocabulary in all its rich diversity was recently celebrated on the campus of Stellenbosch University (SU)...

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Prof. Resia Pretorius

Media release

CODA supports international collaboration to advance microvascular research in complex chronic disorders

The Complex Disorders Alliance (CODA) today announced its support of an international research collaboration focused on advancing understanding of microvascular...

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Opinion and features

Nurses need greater support and professional empowerment

International Nurses Day is celebrated annually on 12 May. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University focused on the psychological...

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From left, Dr Astrid Treffry-Goatley, Dr Chanelle Mulopo and Anel Schoonees at a Public Square session on transdisciplinary research.

Institutional news

Public Squares bring spaces between academic disciplines to life

Stellenbosch University (SU) has set itself an ambitious goal: to be “Africa’s leading research-intensive university, globally recognised as excellent...

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Impact

Jacquin Flandorp helps students find their way

In the Department of Logistics, administrative officer Jacquin Flandorp works at the heart of postgraduate life, ensuring complex academic processes run...

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Stellenbosch University (SU) continues to advance its ambitious Vision 2040 strategy.

Institutional news

Catalysts for growth – SU’s Pro-Vice-Chancellors to drive innovation, partnerships and excellence

As Stellenbosch University (SU) continues to advance its ambitious Vision 2040 strategy, it is strengthening its leadership capacity through the introduction of...

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Hannah Sieberhagen
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Hannah Sieberhagen

Don't wait for change. Be the change.

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Risuna Risimati
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Risuna Risimati

We are the voice of today, tomorrow, and South Africa’s future.

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