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Sibulele Tonisi graduates
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Media release

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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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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Communication: SU Residences

Communication: SU Residences

​​17 March 2023​​Proposed adjustment of gender placement ratio at SU residences on main campus in keeping with national and global trendsDear colleagues and...
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Stellenbosch University statement: The correct facts

Stellenbosch University statement: The correct facts

​​​​With reference to recent articles pertaining to Stellenbosch alumni and the Stellenbosch University (SU) Convocation, as well as a statement circulated by...

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Three years of helping SU students SOAR – a warm welcome for first-generation Maties and future graduates

Three years of helping SU students SOAR – a warm welcome for first-generation Maties and future graduates

​​Representatives of Stellenbosch University's (SU) first-generation programme, SOAR, have been invited to highlight innovations in creating a transformative...

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