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Twin triumph: Atlantis brothers graduate from SU

The Blackenberg twins’ journey with Stellenbosch University (SU) began in high school – and this week, they graduated together from the same faculty. Born in...
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Collaborative workshop focuses on the need for a cross-disciplinary approach to health management

Collaborative workshop focuses on the need for a cross-disciplinary approach to health management

​​On 28 and 29 November, the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) and Theology jointly hosted a...

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Six honorary doctorates, many qualifications to be awarded at December graduation

Six honorary doctorates, many qualifications to be awarded at December graduation

​​​​​Next week, Stellenbosch University (SU) will confer 5 779 qualifications across 13 ceremonies during its December graduation week. Graduation, which is a...

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Women not safe in their own homes

Women not safe in their own homes

​The annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign ends on Sunday 10 December. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Juliana...

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AMR Industry Alliance awards NeoAMS programme the 2023 AMR Stewardship Prize

AMR Industry Alliance awards NeoAMS programme the 2023 AMR Stewardship Prize

NeoAMS, a programme targeting inappropriate use of antibiotics among hospitalised newborns,

was awarded the 2023 Stewardship Prize by the Antimicrobial...

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CIRCoRe workstream insights: Prof Kopano Ratele

CIRCoRe workstream insights: Prof Kopano Ratele

​​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) has rolled out the structures that will focus on the recommendations of the Khampepe Commission. Our series of interviews with...

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Long journey from BSc ECP student to PhD in Chemistry

Long journey from BSc ECP student to PhD in Chemistry

It must have been his late mother's incredibly tasty cheese sauce that made him fall in love with chemistry.

“I always wanted to know how she made it, with...

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