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A joyful celebration filled with blessings for SU’s 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor

The informal celebration of the inauguration of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) new Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, started on a festive...
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Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

The 2024 Templeton Prize has been awarded to Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, the SARChI Chair for Violent Histories and Historical Trauma and the Founding...

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Nadine Moodie adds youthful excellence to leadership of SU’s Council

Nadine Moodie adds youthful excellence to leadership of SU’s Council

For Nadine Moodie, returning to Stellenbosch University (SU) always feels like coming home. The newly appointed deputy-chairperson of the University's Council...

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Stellar year for FMHS research scientist

Stellar year for FMHS research scientist

​Dr Nabila Ismail, a research scientist at Stellenbosch University's Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, has had a remarkable year of...

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A different kind of partnership needed to protect SA’s vulnerable environment

A different kind of partnership needed to protect SA’s vulnerable environment

​Collaborative environmental governance is a key approach to addressing the challenges posed by the dynamism and uncertainties associated with the global...

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SU improves overall score in QS global rankings

SU improves overall score in QS global rankings

​Stellenbosch University (SU) features in the top 300 tertiary institutions in the world for the second year in a row. This is according to the latest QS ...

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Conference to tackle use of race in South Africa scholarship

Conference to tackle use of race in South Africa scholarship

​​What are academic disciplines teaching about race, and do research practices in South Africa support problematic uses of race and other human categorisations...

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