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Dr Alfred Schaffer awarded prize for strengthening literary ties between South Africa and the Netherlands

Dr Alfred Schaffer, a senior lecturer in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded the prestigious Van Ewijk...
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Gender inequality related to differences in brain structure between sexes

Gender inequality related to differences in brain structure between sexes

A study, recently published by the top-tier journal, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), has found strong evidence that country-level...

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Stellenbosch University centres sustainable development with Impact Hub

Stellenbosch University centres sustainable development with Impact Hub

Stellenbosch University's (SU) vision to be a systemically sustainable institution addressing continental and global sustainable development challenges is...

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SU marine biologists scoop top awards at SASAqS conference

SU marine biologists scoop top awards at SASAqS conference

Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students walked away with the best oral presentation and the best poster awards at the recent annual congress of the Southern...

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Maties on a mission to make fashion sustainable and accessible

Maties on a mission to make fashion sustainable and accessible

​It's been the “craziest" six months of their lives, but Stellenbosch University (SU) students Wihan Joubert and Bernard Combrink are leading a thrift...

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Prof Wesaal Khan helps ensure all have access to safe, affordable drinking water

Prof Wesaal Khan helps ensure all have access to safe, affordable drinking water

​Prof Wesaal Khan from the Department of Microbiology in the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently delivered her inaugural lecture...

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SPL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION HONOURS CONTACT WEEK

SPL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION HONOURS CONTACT WEEK

From 19 to 23rd June 2023 the School of Public Leadership (SPL) hosted an enriching and insightful contact week for the Honours in Public Administration...

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