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Clio and KD Sass on their graduation day.
Image by: Henk Oets

Media release

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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Social Impact: Merin Jacob advocates for compassionate solutions for homelessness

Social Impact: Merin Jacob advocates for compassionate solutions for homelessness

With Stellenbosch University's (SU) focus on social impact awareness in July, this series of profiles celebrate remarkable individuals and teams who make a...

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SU-UIC approves release of IEB’s international May 2024 examination results

SU-UIC approves release of IEB’s international May 2024 examination results

​“We (SU-UIC) regard this as a very successful examination sitting in this fourth offering"

~ Prof Sarah Howie, Director of the SU-UIC

The Stellenbosch University...

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African Anti-Corruption Day: Whistleblowers help to combat corruption

African Anti-Corruption Day: Whistleblowers help to combat corruption

​African Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated annually on 11 July. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Profs Chris Jones (Unit for Moral Leadership) and...

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Walking 160 kilometers to raise funds for postgraduate studies in polymer science at SU

Walking 160 kilometers to raise funds for postgraduate studies in polymer science at SU

​Walking 160 kilometers in four days, a chemistry lecturer from Stellenbosch University (SU) plans to raise funds for the Ron Sanderson Bursary Fund...

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South Africa’s healthcare system: eight steps that would get it on the right track

South Africa’s healthcare system: eight steps that would get it on the right track

This article was first published in The Conversation. Read the original article here.

South Africa's healthcare system suffers from widespread problems in its...

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New species of dog-sized dinosaur lived in underground burrows

New species of dog-sized dinosaur lived in underground burrows

​A newly discovered ancestor of Thescelosaurus shows evidence that these animals spent at least part of their time in underground burrows.

According to a media...

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