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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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App offers hope to PTSD sufferers in SA

App offers hope to PTSD sufferers in SA

​​Many South Africans who are exposed to trauma and suffer from posttraumatic stress order (PTSD) do not always receive the treatment they need to deal with...

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Future professors at SU get a big boost with SUNRISE

Future professors at SU get a big boost with SUNRISE

​A cutting-edge programme to support top academics in their journey to becoming professors was recently introduced at Stellenbosch University (SU). The launch...

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Prof Homi Bhabha and William Kentridge offer riveting insights in conversation at SU

Prof Homi Bhabha and William Kentridge offer riveting insights in conversation at SU

Two phenomenal minds dazzled a Stellenbosch audience recently when they spent 90 minutes in awe of the intellectual and creative gymnastics of the renowned...

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First group of successful Future Professors celebrated

First group of successful Future Professors celebrated

​​​A gathering of a group of top South African academics at the University of Mpumalanga in March signalled the successful culmination of the first and second...

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Dr Holmes-Watts accomplishes a dream 20 years in the making

Dr Holmes-Watts accomplishes a dream 20 years in the making

Graduating with a PhD from Stellenbosch University (SU) on 25 March was an emotional day for many reasons for Dr Tania Holmes-Watts.

Her co-supervisor and role...

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Remarkable engineering student pursues her dreams despite life-changing incident

Remarkable engineering student pursues her dreams despite life-changing incident

Jay-Dee Meyer, an Electrical and Electronic Engineering student from Stellenbosch University (SU), will graduate in March despite a life-altering accident just...

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