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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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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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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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