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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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L’Oreal-UNESCO grant will support research to combat antimalarial resistance

L’Oreal-UNESCO grant will support research to combat antimalarial resistance

​A PhD-student in chemistry at Stellenbosch University, Jessica Thibaud, is one of six South African female scientists to have received a generous grant from L...

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The Unit for Bioethics delivers impactful research in medical ethics

The Unit for Bioethics delivers impactful research in medical ethics

The Unit for Bioethics forms part of the Centre for Applied Ethics (CAE), created by Prof Anton van Niekerk in 1990 in the Philosophy Department at...

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SU and SNDT Team Up to Offer New Hybrid Learning Course

SU and SNDT Team Up to Offer New Hybrid Learning Course

Stellenbosch University (SU) and Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) University in Mumbai, have collaborated to develop a new hybrid learning course...

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Celebrating 30 years of successful internationalisation at SU

Celebrating 30 years of successful internationalisation at SU

​​Robert Kotzé is a man of many talents, but there is one rather unusual skill that has stood him in good stead over the past three decades: the ability to...

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“We must fight for the society we want”

“We must fight for the society we want”

“We must fight for the society we want."

These were the words of former Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs at the fourth Annual Social Justice lecture...

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University hosts its first Seniors Welcoming

University hosts its first Seniors Welcoming

​When we talk about the university's Welcoming programme, we usually think about first years who are coming to study at Stellenbosch University (SU) for the...

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