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A demonstration in the Immersive Technology Lab at SU's Library
Image by: Stefan Els

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SU opens Africa’s first immersive technology lab

Imagine standing beneath a star-filled night sky rendered in real time or watching a lecturer guide students through the inner workings of the human brain at...
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I am enough

I am enough

"Beautiful people, believing I am enough is an important part of a healthy relationship with myself. Those of us who stand firmly in this belief can be mentors...

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New study helps us to understand perinatal suicide in South Africa

New study helps us to understand perinatal suicide in South Africa

​Maternal suicide rates in South Africa might be reduced by offering perinatal mothers practical support and material help with childcare and poverty...

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Insights achieved with volumetric electron microscopy

Insights achieved with volumetric electron microscopy

​Electron microscopy (EM) has long been an essential tool for researchers to assess the ultrastructural detail of cells and tissues at nanoscale resolution

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People with intellectual disability have a right to sexuality

People with intellectual disability have a right to sexuality

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the full article here.

Many South Africans living with intellectual disability don't have...

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Accountancy writing retreat promotes collaboration between SU and UCT

Accountancy writing retreat promotes collaboration between SU and UCT

Lecturers from the School of Accountancy at Stellenbosch University (SU) and the College of Accounting at the University of Cape Town (UCT) recently attended a...

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#WomenofSU: Fiona van Kerwel – “Never give up on the possibilities of life"

#WomenofSU: Fiona van Kerwel – “Never give up on the possibilities of life"

​​As project manager of Words Open Worlds (WOW), a social empowerment initiative of the Stellenbosch University  (SU) Woordfees, Fiona van Kerwel guides others...

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