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Pokkel. SU's mascot, welcomes new students to SU
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Campus life

Spirits run high as SU prepares to welcome its new Maties

Thousands of newcomer students will arrive on Stellenbosch University’s (SU) campuses from Monday 26 January to take part in the official Welcoming Programme...
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A day in the life: Jabu Lukhele

A day in the life: Jabu Lukhele

​​Staff member Jabu Lukhele spends his days inspiring first-year chemistry students as one of the principal technical officers of the Department of Chemistry...

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Update on Admissions Policy and the Rector’s Discretionary Placement

Update on Admissions Policy and the Rector’s Discretionary Placement

The Council of Stellenbosch University has appointed a three-member committee to investigate allegations of nepotism and a possible breach of rules related to...

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Havenga Prize in life sciences awarded to SU microbiologist Prof Gideon Wolfaardt

Havenga Prize in life sciences awarded to SU microbiologist Prof Gideon Wolfaardt

​​Prof Gideon Wolfaardt from Stellenbosch University (SU) is the recipient of the prestigious Havenga Prize, awarded annually by the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap...

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Freedom Day: Many South Africans still unfree

Freedom Day: Many South Africans still unfree

​Freedom Day was celebrated on 27 April. In opinion pieces* for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University wrote that many South Africans are becoming...

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Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress - how to build a resilient health system in South Africa

Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress - how to build a resilient health system in South Africa

​This article was first published on The Conversation. Read the original article here.

Popular and academic literature is replete with examples of how to cope...

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Genomic surveillance under the spotlight at BMRI Symposium

Genomic surveillance under the spotlight at BMRI Symposium

​​​Africa has the potential to “leapfrog" over the rest of the world in the field of genomic surveillance in the next few years, Stellenbosch University...

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