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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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SU Professor appointed director of global vaccine research network

SU Professor appointed director of global vaccine research network

Professor Samantha Sampson, a renowned tuberculosis (TB) researcher from Stellenbosch University (SU), has been appointed as the Director of the VALIDATE...

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Symposium urges shift from charity to constitutional right in tackling hunger crisis

Symposium urges shift from charity to constitutional right in tackling hunger crisis

While millions of South Africans are going hungry, tonnes of food are wasted annually. The country needs to move beyond the notion of “charity", to the...

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Adaptive capacity of plants in drylands and deserts is “globally exceptional”

Adaptive capacity of plants in drylands and deserts is “globally exceptional”

​What do we know about how plants adapted to extreme climates in the desert regions of our world? And how are these plants going to respond to emerging threats...

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Podcast: ‘We have to grapple to learn’: Talking Transformative Assessment with Dr Sharon Malan

Podcast: ‘We have to grapple to learn’: Talking Transformative Assessment with Dr Sharon Malan

​​​Dr Sharon Malan, programme lead of the EMS Faculty's Extended Curriculum Programme, was recently interviewed on the talks@stellenboschuni podcast where she...

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"Africa, Our Home" – fostering Internationalisation through culture at Stellenbosch University

"Africa, Our Home" – fostering Internationalisation through culture at Stellenbosch University

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) students celebrated the richness of diversity of its student body at a recent Cultural Evening, held on Friday, 6 September 2024...

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Special outreach to promote child health

Special outreach to promote child health

​A sticker on your forehead, jumping on one leg or given a chance to marvel at your disposable gloves – everything has been put in place to make a unique health...

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