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Prof Ramjugernath with Marion Edmunds and Tony Grogan at Cape Town Press Club
Image by: Ubaid Abrahams

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First alignment, then acceleration

Speaking to the Cape Town Press Club last week, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor, reflected on his first year...
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Dr Luphiwo Mduzana photographed outside the Coetzenburg Centre after he received his PhD.
Image by: Henk Oets
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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Prof Jansen addressed Knight-Hennessy scholars about the history and integrity of SA universities

Prof Jansen addressed Knight-Hennessy scholars about the history and integrity of SA universities

​​​​​Eleven Knight-Hennessy scholars and five staff members from Stanford University visited the Faculty of Education on 21 August. They were hosted by the...

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A gift for the next generation of Maties   

A gift for the next generation of Maties   

Last year Nick Smit, a graduate of Stellenbosch University, and his husband Francois Conradie decided it was time to reinvest some of their privileges into a...

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