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Pokkel. SU's mascot, welcomes new students to SU
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Campus life

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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Interdisciplinary 'Knowledge Skills' sets first-years on path to academic success

Interdisciplinary 'Knowledge Skills' sets first-years on path to academic success

  • ​Word processing, identifying fake news, plagiarism, how to be a responsible online citizen and digital literacy among the essential knowledge skills first...
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Experts urge government to prioritise SA's reading crisis

Experts urge government to prioritise SA's reading crisis

​​Most children in South Africa in no-fee schools leave Grade 1 without knowing the alphabet, while 82% of Grade 4 children across the country cannot read for...

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Stellenbosch University Statement

Stellenbosch University Statement

The Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) meets from time to time with persons from the diplomatic corps. Such meetings are purely...

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Moving memorial service celebrates the life of Ainsley Moos

Moving memorial service celebrates the life of Ainsley Moos

​​Friends, colleagues and family today (Friday 17 February 2023) paid tribute to Ainsley Moos, Stellenbosch University (SU) Council chairperson, who died...

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High intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in an African savanna

High intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in an African savanna

​A decade-long experiment on the use of high-intensity fire to control bush encroachment in South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP) has revealed that...

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Africa Centre inspires students at annual summer school

Africa Centre inspires students at annual summer school

​COVID-19 has taught us many lessons. One of the most important ones was the reminder that the impact of any disease that operates at a pandemic level goes far...

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