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Pokkel. SU's mascot, welcomes new students to SU
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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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Stellenbosch fulfills the dreams of Erin Solomon

Stellenbosch fulfills the dreams of Erin Solomon

​After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival hosted its 17thfestival from 1 to 10 July 2022. One of the most...

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Harvard Professor shares about classroom discourse at the Faculty of Education

Harvard Professor shares about classroom discourse at the Faculty of Education

​​​​​​​​​​Prof Catherine Snow, the John and Elisabeth Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education shared about her...

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Running the extra mile for student access

Running the extra mile for student access

Great news! Professor Karin Baatjes has surpassed her goal of raising R49 000 for the iThemba Bursary Fund.

In her efforts to provide critical financial...

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Research grant conditions holding women in STEM back

Research grant conditions holding women in STEM back

​​The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was observed on Saturday 11 February. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Anita Bosch & Dr Georgina...

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Leading experts converge at SU to tackle preeclampsia

Leading experts converge at SU to tackle preeclampsia

​A slew of world-renowned experts in the field of preeclampsia recently converged at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS)...

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PhD study can help the visually impaired read mathematical equations, diagrams

PhD study can help the visually impaired read mathematical equations, diagrams

​Blind or visually impaired persons access documents by using a screen reader that reads a text out loud or displays it on a special hardware braille device...

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