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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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ChatGPT offers opportunities to renew traditional methods of assessment

ChatGPT offers opportunities to renew traditional methods of assessment

​​​In a recent article for the Daily Maverick, Prof Michael le Cordeur, Vice-Dean: Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Education, wrote that artificial...

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SU student receives Kambule Award for best doctoral dissertation in computational sciences

SU student receives Kambule Award for best doctoral dissertation in computational sciences

The prestigious Thamsanqa W. Kambule Award for the best doctoral dissertation in the computational and statistical sciences at an African university was...

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Two young SU scientists win prestigious national awards

Two young SU scientists win prestigious national awards

​Two talented postgraduate students at Stellenbosch University, Nyeleti Mabaso and Leanne Nortjé, won prestigious South Africa Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA)...

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SU geology student earns top presentation award at international conference

SU geology student earns top presentation award at international conference

​​​Research on the origin of gold deposits in the Kibali region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has earned a geology student at Stellenbosch...

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#IdeasForChange Food Security Challenge: Elevating Stellenbosch's Future

#IdeasForChange Food Security Challenge: Elevating Stellenbosch's Future

Stellenbosch Network's fifth edition of its #IdeasForChange Challenge will focus on revolutionizing the way we think about food security to inspire innovative...

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Childhood cancer survivors need long-term care

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Childhood cancer survivors need long-term care

​Most childhood cancer survivors will develop at least one health problem or complication (late effects) months or years after the previous cancer or the...

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