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Connecting the dots: Prof Liezl van Dyk’s vision as new DVC: Academic

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, Prof Liezl van Dyk, sees patterns everywhere: in 14-year chapters, prime numbers and the...
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SDG/2063 Impact Hub collaborates in search of sustainable solutions

SDG/2063 Impact Hub collaborates in search of sustainable solutions

​The SDG/2063 Impact Hub, located in Stellenbosch University (SU) International's Centre for Collaboration in Africa, champions collaboration among African...

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Nominations for prestigious Jan H Marais Prize 2024 requested

Nominations for prestigious Jan H Marais Prize 2024 requested

The Jan H Marais Prize recognises an outstanding contribution to Afrikaans as language of science through work and publications of high level and quality in...

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Maties lecturer tackling up-hill Comrades for students in need AND healthy brain cells

Maties lecturer tackling up-hill Comrades for students in need AND healthy brain cells

​​Prof Ben Loos, head of the Department of Physiological Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU), will use the challenge posed by the Comrades Marathon – also...

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Celebrating the fascinating world of plants

Celebrating the fascinating world of plants

The fascinating world of plants will be in the global spotlight when plant lovers from all over the world celebrate the seventh International Fascination of...

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SU Professor appointed permanent director of NIThecs

SU Professor appointed permanent director of NIThecs

​Prof Francesco Petruccione, Professor of Quantum Computing at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been appointed the permanent Director of the National Institute...

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A Day in the Life: Georgenia Stam

A Day in the Life: Georgenia Stam

Georgenia Stam, manager of the Clinical Training Platform at Tygerberg Campus since 2019, strategically oversees student clinical training. Her role includes...

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