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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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Critical questions about education  discussed in new book

Critical questions about education discussed in new book

​Gone are the days of wearing masks and isolating in South African schools. However,  the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted problems in the education system

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A-rating for Stellenbosch University’s acclaimed climate change expert, Guy Midgley

A-rating for Stellenbosch University’s acclaimed climate change expert, Guy Midgley

​​​Professor Guy Midgley, Interim Director of Stellenbosch University's School for Climate Studies, has been awarded an A-rating by the National Research...

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Professor Jens Kossmann 1963 - 2023

Professor Jens Kossmann 1963 - 2023

​It is with great sorrow that we mourn the passing of Prof. Jens Kossmann. He was an early pioneer of the use of molecular biology to study plant metabolism...

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SU student off to University of Cambridge on Gates Cambridge scholarship

SU student off to University of Cambridge on Gates Cambridge scholarship

Gregor Feierabend, a postgraduate student in mathematics and computer science at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded a Gates Cambridge scholarship t...

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Updates from Council meeting of 17 April 2023

Updates from Council meeting of 17 April 2023

The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) has elected Dr Nicky Newton-King as its new Chair. This follows the untimely death of the former Chair, Mr Ainsley...

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Anti-poaching technologies vulnerable to cyber-attacks, study finds

Anti-poaching technologies vulnerable to cyber-attacks, study finds

​​​Various technologies such as tracking tags, CCTV and thermal cameras, Wireless Sensor Networks, mobile apps and drones are being used in anti-poaching...

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