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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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African penguins: climate refugees from a distant past

African penguins: climate refugees from a distant past

​A new study on the paleo-historical geographic range of the endangered African penguin since the last Ice Age paints a grave picture of a species in steep...

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Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng delivers 17th Annual Human Rights Lecture

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng delivers 17th Annual Human Rights Lecture

​​The 17th Annual Human Rights Lecture, hosted by the HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law, Prof Sandra Liebenberg and the Acting Dean of the Law Faculty...

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Feedback - SAHRC Report on Language

Feedback - SAHRC Report on Language

​At its meeting on Monday 17 April 2023, the Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) noted and agreed that while there are aspects of the South African Human...

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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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