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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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SU’s Policy Innovation Lab a first in Africa

SU’s Policy Innovation Lab a first in Africa

​Stellenbosch University (SU), through a partnership with the Presidency, the German government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, this week officially...

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World Health Day: Budget cuts threaten right to health

World Health Day: Budget cuts threaten right to health

​World Health Day was observed on 7 April. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Bob Mash from the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine...

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Prof Stephen Matope helps building the future through additive manufacturing

Prof Stephen Matope helps building the future through additive manufacturing

​Prof Stephen Matope from the Department of Industrial Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on...

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Master’s student overcomes several obstacles to graduate with distinction in the field that ‘chose her’

Master’s student overcomes several obstacles to graduate with distinction in the field that ‘chose her’

For someone who initially thought speech therapy involved teaching people how to write speeches, Ntokozo Ndlovu has excelled in this field, graduating from...

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A focus on pursuing and sharing knowledge

A focus on pursuing and sharing knowledge

After about three years leading the Africa Centre team as interim director, Dr Munya Saruchera is stepping down to focus more of his time and energy on...

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A PhD at 25, a job overseas and wedding bells for gifted food scientist

A PhD at 25, a job overseas and wedding bells for gifted food scientist

​​​​The first few months of 2024 will always be a memorable milestone in Dr Jana van Rooyen's life. Not only did she obtain a PhD in Food Science at...

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