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Dr Thembani Dube, a lecturer in the Department of History at SU, capped her sister, Sukoluhle Linda Duba, a junior lecturer at the Department of Economics, on graduation day.
Image by: Henk Oets

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Linda Dube played on through grief to earn her master’s degree

In the early hours of 4 December 2024 in Kimberley, far from home and in the middle of a football tournament where she represented Stellenbosch University (SU)...
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Stellenbosch University paying tribute to Mandela Month 2023

Stellenbosch University paying tribute to Mandela Month 2023

This year, 25 July marked the official day that Stellenbosch University (SU) commemorated Mandela Day. The Division for Social Impact, Transformation Office...

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Prof Elmi Muller’s work has saved lives, still impacts legal and healthcare policy

Prof Elmi Muller’s work has saved lives, still impacts legal and healthcare policy

​Prof Elmi Muller, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University, delivered her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 29 August 2023...

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Stellenbosch University to expand research capacity in astronomy

Stellenbosch University to expand research capacity in astronomy

The Department of Physics at Stellenbosch University (SU) will further strengthen its research capacity in astronomy and astrophysics with the appointment of...

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Visiting Brazilian academics excited about prospects of greater collaboration

Visiting Brazilian academics excited about prospects of greater collaboration

​A delegation of Brazilian academics, representing around 20 higher education institutions and organised by the Brazilian Association of Rectors of State and...

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A ‘values crisis’ underpins the coupled biodiversity and climate emergency

A ‘values crisis’ underpins the coupled biodiversity and climate emergency

​The undervaluation of nature is foundational to the environmental crises currently being faced in the world.

A recent paper, titled “Diverse Values of Nature...

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SU tops the ranks in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad

SU tops the ranks in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) came out tops at the South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad recently, with six SU students ranked in the top 12.

Nearly 300...

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