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Sibulele Tonisi graduates
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From Mfuleni to master in biochemistry – SU graduate overcomes the odds

Growing up in the Cape Town township of Mfuleni, a career in science felt light years away, says Sibulele Tonisi. But last week (Tuesday, 24 March) he graduated...
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World Hypertension Day: Policies to curb hypertension, diabetes must focus on people’s needs

World Hypertension Day: Policies to curb hypertension, diabetes must focus on people’s needs

​​​Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes are the leading cause of premature death worldwide...

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SU Ombud – advocate for the principles of fairness and equity

SU Ombud – advocate for the principles of fairness and equity

​Across the globe, ombuds have for long served as independent channels through which individuals can seek help.

The term “ombud" comes from the Nordic terms...

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Grandson wins Van der Walt medal as best computer science student at SU

Grandson wins Van der Walt medal as best computer science student at SU

Emil van der Walt made history when he was awarded the Van der Walt medal for the best third year student in Computer Science at Stellenbosch University (SU)...

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Swiss symposium about generational gap leads to provocative insights

Swiss symposium about generational gap leads to provocative insights

Stellenbosch University (SU) for the first time played host to the St Gallen Symposium, a prestigious annual event organised by the University of St Gallen in...

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A day in the life: Mantombi Makhubele

A day in the life: Mantombi Makhubele

​​​​​As we kicked off May commemorating Workers’ Day, we dedicate this series of articles to our staff and their important contribution to the University. In...

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TLA and the new AI kid on the HE block: discussing implications at SU

TLA and the new AI kid on the HE block: discussing implications at SU

​​​​TLA and the new AI kid on the HE block: discussing implications at SU​

Parts of this article were written by ChatGPT.

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI...

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