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A picture of the entrance to Robben Island.
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Media release

Sport sustained hope for prisoners on Robben Island, PhD study shows

Robben Island is mostly associated with the suffering, brutality and isolation endured by political prisoners who fought against Apartheid. What is often...
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Student and staff data now available in a flash thanks to SU experts

Institutional news

Student and staff data now available in a flash thanks to SU experts

​​A team from the Information Governance Division (IG) at Stellenbosch University (SU) came up with a brilliant plan to make mountains of data about students...

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MFM shines at SA Radio Awards

Awards and milestones

MFM shines at SA Radio Awards

​​Presenters from the Stellenbosch community radio station MFM 92.6 did Stellenbosch University (SU) proud at the SA Radio Awards held on Saturday, 26 November...

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SU leads SA rankings in Agriculture and Forestry, Theology; among the top 100 globally

Institutional news

SU leads SA rankings in Agriculture and Forestry, Theology; among the top 100 globally

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) continued its standing as one of Africa's leading universities with the recent release of the 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)...

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Russel Botman Memorial Lecture focuses on understanding poverty and privilege

Institutional news

Russel Botman Memorial Lecture focuses on understanding poverty and privilege

The country finds itself at a place where South Africans have to ask if we are still of any use and to whom.

This was the message by Prof Crain Soudien, Chief...

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