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Arts, languages and social sciences

Building community through multilingualism at SU Teaching-Learning-Assessment Day

Multilingualism should be seen not merely as a policy requirement, but as a powerful tool for learning, participation and belonging in higher education. This...
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G20 and TUM

Media release

SU part of global team delivering landmark G20 digital agenda analysis

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Policy Innovation Lab is part of an international partnership that has formally handed over a landmark policy report tracing the...

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e-waste at Stellenbosch University

Media release

Support Global Recycling Day in March: Bring your e-waste and drop it in the yellow bins at the various sites on our campuses

To create awareness about Global Recycling Day on 18 March 2026,and the importance of proper disposal of e-waste, Stellenbosch University's (SU) Campus...

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Archer Kajee

Medicine and health

SU-Oxford study shows promise in mindfulness training for medical students

Medical students in South Africa face numerous challenges during their years of tough study, often risking burnout from the strain. The practise of “mindfulness...

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Media release

New study questions value of grade repetition before matric

Now that the dust has settled on the matric results celebrations and the school year is in full swing, we need to take a harder look at whether high repetition...

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Dr Lutz to ride Cape Epic for students

Media release

SU lecturer tackles epic challenge to raise funds for science students in need

First-year Stellenbosch University (SU) chemistry lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz is back in the saddle for a good cause, raising funds for students in need. But...

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Opinion and features

International Women’s Day: Key challenges for gender equality remain

The weight women carry, social norms and sexual corruption, and empathy for victims of violence. These are the issues that experts at Stellenbosch University...

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