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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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International Nurses Day: Nurses key to healthy societies, thriving economies

International Nurses Day: Nurses key to healthy societies, thriving economies

International Nurses Day was observed on Sunday 12 May. In an opinion piece for the Cape Argus, Prof Portia Jordan from the Department of Nursing and Midwifery...

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A Day in the Life: Alwin Mabuza

A Day in the Life: Alwin Mabuza

Alwin Mabuza goes above and beyond to help generate support and awareness for various fundraising initiatives, from the annual Giving Day campaign to the Cape...

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Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

​Although she was encouraged from a young age to become a medical doctor, Dr Gestél Kuyler, from the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science at...

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SU exhibits historical photographs of 1994 election

SU exhibits historical photographs of 1994 election

​The power of visual storytelling was on full display at the recent opening of an exhibition at Stellenbosch University (SU) that affords the public access to...

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A Day in the life: Khanyisa Xinwa

A Day in the life: Khanyisa Xinwa

Khanyisa Xinwa serves as the Student Support Coordinator at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences where she provides essential...

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FMHS Social Impact report: Healing beyond the classroom

FMHS Social Impact report: Healing beyond the classroom

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) extends its influence far beyond the realm of education and research. While...

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