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Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, Stellenbosch University's Rector and Vice-Chancellor, received an honorary doctorate from Coventry University.
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Coventry University awards honorary doctorate to Prof Deresh Ramjugernath

Coventry University has awarded an Honorary Doctor of Education to Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU). The...
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‘Be kind always’ – the motto of SU’s new SRC chairperson

‘Be kind always’ – the motto of SU’s new SRC chairperson

​​​​​​“Be kind always" – this is the motto of Viwe Kobokana, the newly elected chairperson of the Stellenbosch University Students' Representative Council (SRC...

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Microbial plant bioprocessing – what can we learn from the cow?

Microbial plant bioprocessing – what can we learn from the cow?

For billions of years, Nature has perfected ways of dealing with the recycling of materials. Like a good housekeeper who saves as much as she can, she knows...

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PhD-student in ethnobotany shines on international stage

PhD-student in ethnobotany shines on international stage

Kaylan Reddy (24), a PhD-student in the Department of Botany and Zoology​ at Stellenbosch University, has just received two awards at international conferences...

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SU academics receive coveted literary prizes

SU academics receive coveted literary prizes

Two Creative Writing lecturers in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently received coveted awards in recognition of...

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Maritime cyber security threats off Africa

Maritime cyber security threats off Africa

​Mr Abdul Hakeem Ajijola, Chair of the African Union Cyber Security Expert Group was the keynote followed by two panel discussions on Maritime cyber security...

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Women’s Month event sheds light on barriers for women in science and medicine

Women’s Month event sheds light on barriers for women in science and medicine

​In celebration of Women's Month, the Transplantation Society, Stellenbosch University's (SU) Women's Forum and the Department of Surgery at the University of...

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