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New study shows editing grapevine DNA could boost resistance to disease and drought

A team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council have, for the first time, successfully edited the DNA of a woody...
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The University of Groningen visits Stellenbosch University

The University of Groningen visits Stellenbosch University

​The University of Groningen (UG) has identified Stellenbosch University (SU) as a strategic partner, and Stellenbosch University has included the University...

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Study wants to help improve care for TB patients

Study wants to help improve care for TB patients

A simple and cost-effective early-patient interaction process can help ensure that South Africans who are diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in hospitals receive...

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Chancellor's Awards honour staff's excellent performance

Chancellor's Awards honour staff's excellent performance

This week, Stellenbosch University (SU) gave recognition to a cohort of staff members whose careers attest to sustained excellence in research, innovation...

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Small Things Fund Founder Dr Rhoda Malgas receives PhD for study about indigenous teas

Small Things Fund Founder Dr Rhoda Malgas receives PhD for study about indigenous teas

Conservation Ecology lecturer and founder of the student-centred Small Things Fund, Dr Rhoda Malgas, received her PhD in Conservation Ecology from Stellenbosch...

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Psychology student overcomes anxiety and graduates with Masters' degree

Psychology student overcomes anxiety and graduates with Masters' degree

When Michaela Chloë Moodley graduated on Monday, 5 December, it was the culmination of eight years of hard work, during which she faced numerous tough...

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Four sisters graduate in one week

Four sisters graduate in one week

​Graduation 2022 at Stellenbosch University (SU) will go down in family history as the year that all four of the De Lange daughters, aged between 21 and 27...

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