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SU mentors shaped Handré Muller’s path to mastering science

In 2019, a group of Stellenbosch University (SU) academics walked into a classroom at Lückhoff High School in Stellenbosch to demonstrate life sciences...
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New book puts the lender of last resort under the spotlight

New book puts the lender of last resort under the spotlight

  • Prof Stan du Plessis, Chief Operating Officer of Stellenbosch University, co-authored a new book on the importance of Central Bank independence.
  • New book place...
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#Action4Inclusion Social Justice Walk celebrates youth in fundraising efforts

#Action4Inclusion Social Justice Walk celebrates youth in fundraising efforts

​More than sixty people recently joined hands to walk 16 kilometres from Stellenbosch to Bethlehem farm in Kylemore in Stellenbosch University's (SU) fourth...

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Mariner 4.0 helps seafarers in battle against seasickness — Dr Nicole Taylor

Mariner 4.0 helps seafarers in battle against seasickness — Dr Nicole Taylor

​If you are a seafarer, the last thing you want is to suffer from seasickness (motion sickness). When you are busy with deck and accommodation patrols, steering...

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World Refugee Day: Helping refugees, asylum seekers feel at home in SA

World Refugee Day: Helping refugees, asylum seekers feel at home in SA

​​World Refugee Day is observed annually on 20 June. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Yeukai Chideya from the Institute for Life Course Health...

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Youth Day: Spotlight on key issues affecting SA's young people

Youth Day: Spotlight on key issues affecting SA's young people

​​In celebration of Youth Day on Sunday 16 June, staff and students at Stellenbosch University wrote opinion pieces for the media in which they focused on...

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SU signs MOU with the Special Investigations Unit of South Africa

SU signs MOU with the Special Investigations Unit of South Africa

Stellenbosch University (SU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of South Africa to “to find new...

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