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Prof Cristina Trois, Director of Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies, presents research on unlocking value from vine waste at the Southern African Sustainable Energy Conference 2026. With her are co-authors Dr Yared Abera (left) and Martina Mariani. Picture: Desmond Thompson
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Taking sustainable energy research from the lab to the market

South African researchers should measure success not only by publications and patents, but by the tangible technologies, businesses and jobs their work creates...
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​SU viticulture project on climate change featured on CNN

​SU viticulture project on climate change featured on CNN

​​Stellenbosch University viticulturalists and microbiologists involved in the ClimaVin project can be seen in an insert featured on the international news...

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A day in the life of: Joy Petersen

A day in the life of: Joy Petersen

​​The transition from school to university is not an easy one. But thanks to Joy Petersen and her team of 600 student peer leaders, first-years at Stellenbosch...

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Chinese Spring Festival 2022

Chinese Spring Festival 2022

​In 2022, CISU celebrated the Chinese Spring Festival on the first 3 days of February. The last day of January is considered “Spring Festivals Eve”. ​ This...

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An obligation to make an impact

An obligation to make an impact

The article, An obligation to make an impact​, about Stellenbosch University's Professor Riaan Rudman was published in the May 2022 issue of Accountancy South...

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Tackling intimate partner violence could lower rates of mental illness

Tackling intimate partner violence could lower rates of mental illness

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public mental health issue that requires collective societal change to tackle it effectively, according to a Lancet...

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A day in the life of: Selina Seshabela

A day in the life of: Selina Seshabela

​Selina Seshabela heads up the Contact and Client Services Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), serving as the first point of contact for stakeholders who...

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