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New internship programme at SU clinics opens doors for aspiring medical receptionists

For many young South Africans, earning a qualification is only the beginning of a difficult journey. The next hurdle is finding the work experience employers...
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​SU Archive – our University's institutional memory bank

​SU Archive – our University's institutional memory bank

American writer and Nobel Laureate Pearl Buck once said: “If you want to understand today you have to search yesterday.” At Stellenbosch University (SU), an...

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Wole Soyinka: Nobel laureate charms SU audience with razor-sharp wit and wisdom

Wole Soyinka: Nobel laureate charms SU audience with razor-sharp wit and wisdom

​​There are a number of things Wole Soyinka dislikes – one of which is social media. And he's also not keen on people trespassing on his secluded forest...

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SoA first-years secure first prize in Deloitte competition

SoA first-years secure first prize in Deloitte competition

From left to right: Matthew Privett, Sansar Maharaj, Anthony Oosthuizen Keegan Kisten Nicola Vermeulen

Photo credit: Lelethu Roto

In an...

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Prof Elmarie Costandius honoured with TAU Fellows Award

Prof Elmarie Costandius honoured with TAU Fellows Award

​One of the academics who has been instrumental in initiating Stellenbosch University's (SU) visual redress process over the past few years, Prof Elmarie...

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New modules put healthcare economics on the map

New modules put healthcare economics on the map

The interplay between high-quality research, teaching and learning, and policymaking is something Professor Lungiswa Nkonki feels strongly about. Nkonki, an...

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Lenine Liebenberg joins CERI: A game-changer in mucosal immunology

Lenine Liebenberg joins CERI: A game-changer in mucosal immunology

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) is proud to welcome a new luminary to its ranks, Prof Lenine Liebenberg, as...

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