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For Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, his first year as Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) has been less about bold announcements and more about something quieter, but more consequential: alignment, clarity and intent.
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A year of direction, a future of delivery: Prof Deresh Ramjugernath reflects on his first year as Rector

Twelve months is not a long time in the life of a university. But it is long enough to set a tone and, perhaps more importantly, to set a direction. For Prof...
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African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Summer School 2023

African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Summer School 2023

​The first in-person African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Summer School at Stellenbosch University (SU) since the COVID-19 pandemic officially kicked off at the...

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Mayosi-Netcare scholarship offers ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ for pharmacology expert

Mayosi-Netcare scholarship offers ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ for pharmacology expert

​Stellenbosch University graduate, specialist clinical pharmacologist and consultant at Tygerberg Hospital, Dr Veshni Pillay-Fuentes Lorente, has been awarded...

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SA government avoids its human rights obligations towards refugees - GSA speakers

SA government avoids its human rights obligations towards refugees - GSA speakers

​Young scholars from all over the world urged to research and find solutions to pressing worldwide issues such as inequality, poverty, and the quest for social...

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Research explores issue of violence against people with disability

Research explores issue of violence against people with disability

Alarming statistics show that people with disability experience much higher rates of violence than the rest of the population, and that poverty, which often...

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New study reveals unexpected diversity of South Africa’s ecologically important long-tongued flies

New study reveals unexpected diversity of South Africa’s ecologically important long-tongued flies

A detailed study of over 50 long-tongued fly species endemic to Southern Africa has shown that species known to science only account for about half of the...

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Educational psychology students encouraged to serve society

Educational psychology students encouraged to serve society

​​After a very competitive selection process with almost 200 applications, twelve students were selected for the MEd Psychology programme at the Faculty of...

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