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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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A day in the life of: Karlien Breedt

A day in the life of: Karlien Breedt

As head of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Archives based in the responsibility centre of the Registrar, Karlien Breedt serves as gatekeeper of our...

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Prof Rufus Gouws receives ‘Nobel Prize’ for life-time contribution to Afrikaans

Prof Rufus Gouws receives ‘Nobel Prize’ for life-time contribution to Afrikaans

The South African Academy for Science and Arts has announced that Prof Rufus Gouws is to receive the Jan H Marais Prize for his contribution to Afrikaans as an...

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A day in the life of: Shibu Mamabolo

A day in the life of: Shibu Mamabolo

Ensuring that staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) have access to a wide variety of support structures and programmes is a task that falls to Shibu Mamabolo...

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Climate solutions: A balance between economic development and sustainable use of environmental resources

Climate solutions: A balance between economic development and sustainable use of environmental resources

​Solutions to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change must balance the need for socio-economic development with the sustainable use of our environmental...

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Alumna can't wait to 'impact lives for the better'

Alumna can't wait to 'impact lives for the better'

It is not how you start out but where you end up – this is the lesson first-generation student Agnes Molebatsi had to learn on her higher education journey at...

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Successful corporate brands a magnet for talented workers

Successful corporate brands a magnet for talented workers

​Companies and organisations with commercially successful corporate brands are more likely to attract and retain talented employees.

This is according to a...

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