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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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Students’ ‘Life Pod’ project can save up to 100 lives per year

Students’ ‘Life Pod’ project can save up to 100 lives per year

A group of Stellenbosch University medical students is on a mission to establish a specialised intensive care unit (ICU) for organ donors at Tygerberg Hospital...

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SU Lecturers Selected for National Teaching Fellowships

SU Lecturers Selected for National Teaching Fellowships

The Teaching Advancement at Universities (TAU) Fellowships Programme seeks to build a cadre of teaching fellows in a wide range of disciplines over a 19-month...

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SU again among leading universities on QS subject rankings

SU again among leading universities on QS subject rankings

​​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) is once again among the leading higher education institutions globally in the broad subject areas of Life Science and Medicine...

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Justice Kollapen’s Human Rights Lecture unveils sobering insights about 30 years of democracy

Justice Kollapen’s Human Rights Lecture unveils sobering insights about 30 years of democracy

​​​​On the eve of South Africa's commemoration of 30 years of democracy, the HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law hosted the 18th Annual Human Rights...

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SU shines at chartered accountants’ exam, with two students in prestigious top ten

SU shines at chartered accountants’ exam, with two students in prestigious top ten

​Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students have excelled in the January 2024 South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Initial Test of...

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Prof Theo Broodryk’s research on class actions helps facilitate access to justice

Prof Theo Broodryk’s research on class actions helps facilitate access to justice

​​Prof Theo Broodryk, Manager of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Clinic and a professor in the Faculty of Law at SU, delivered his inaugural lecture on...

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