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Pokkel. SU's mascot, welcomes new students to SU
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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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Prof Liezel Frick: How to help unlock creativity through doctoral education

Prof Liezel Frick: How to help unlock creativity through doctoral education

​​​Prof Liezel Frick, Vice-Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University, recently delivered her inaugural...

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Partnerships help universities to respond to disruptors in higher education – Prof Hester Klopper

Partnerships help universities to respond to disruptors in higher education – Prof Hester Klopper

​​Global shifts in population demographics and accelerated digitalisation are among the key disruptors rapidly changing the higher education landscape...

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EMS lecturer wins Stellenbosch Network #IdeasForChange Township Challenge

EMS lecturer wins Stellenbosch Network #IdeasForChange Township Challenge

Chuma Lalendle's idea, which she developed in collaboration with Sbahle Mgijima, recently secured the first prize in the Stellenbosch Network #IdeasForChange...

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Meet the new SU Council Chair: Dr Nicky Newton-King

Meet the new SU Council Chair: Dr Nicky Newton-King

​​Dr Nicky Newton-King* was elected the 14th Chair of Council on 17 April 2023, the first woman to hold this position in the 105 years of Stellenbosch...

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Valuable insight in doctoral supervision shared by Australian researcher

Valuable insight in doctoral supervision shared by Australian researcher

​​Experienced educator and researcher Prof Elke Stracke from the University of Canberra in Australia presented two research seminars at the Faculty of

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FMHS psychiatrist recognised for pioneering schizophrenia research

FMHS psychiatrist recognised for pioneering schizophrenia research

​In what he describes as “humbling recognition" of his research into mental health, Dr Lebogang Phahladira, specialist psychiatrist and senior lecturer in the...

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