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Clio and KD Sass on their graduation day.
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Sass twins honour their activist mom, an SU alumna, on graduation day

In the early 1980’s a young medical student’s dreams came crashing down. As an activist protesting the injustices of apartheid, Patricia Grace Rorich was...
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HIV study participants shine at AIDS 2024 Conference

HIV study participants shine at AIDS 2024 Conference

Two young women who participated in a groundbreaking HIV study as infants recently made a significant impact at the AIDS 2024 Conference in Munich.

Juliana...

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The evolution of Management Sciences

The evolution of Management Sciences

SAIMS conference last day
From L to R: Prof Suzette Viviers, Ms Sabrina Matthee, Prof Johan De Villiers, Prof Johan Fourie, Prof Nic Terblanche

The Department of Business Management...

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Maties Hockey adds third  astroturf to their facility

Maties Hockey adds third astroturf to their facility

​Maties Hockey once again expanded its hockey offering by adding a third astroturf to their facility and officially welcomed athletes to their grounds in August...

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SU chemists inducted as Fellows of SA Chemical Institute and Royal Society of SA

SU chemists inducted as Fellows of SA Chemical Institute and Royal Society of SA

​Three chemistry lecturers in Stellenbosch University's Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science have been inducted as Fellows of the South African Chemical...

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World Teachers’ Day: Teachers’ voices must be heard

World Teachers’ Day: Teachers’ voices must be heard

​​World Teachers' Day was celebrated on Saturday 5 October. In opinion pieces for the media, experts in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University...

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Runner-up: best MSc thesis in computational and statistical science at an African university

Runner-up: best MSc thesis in computational and statistical science at an African university

​​​Jacobie Mouton, an alumnus of Stellenbosch University (SU) with an MSc in Computer Science, was the runner-up for the Grace Alele-Williams Masters Award for...

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