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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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PredictTB provides a wealth of data enhancing our understanding of TB treatment

PredictTB provides a wealth of data enhancing our understanding of TB treatment

​​Aiming to advance tuberculosis (TB) treatment standards from the current practice of “one-size-fits-all" to precision-guided individualised therapy, the...

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Helderberg Hospital: help raise funds to plant a fynbos garden

Helderberg Hospital: help raise funds to plant a fynbos garden

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is collaborating with non-profit organisation, Greenpop, to establish a fynbos...

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World Nature Conservation Day: Promote the sustainability and resilience of natural resources

World Nature Conservation Day: Promote the sustainability and resilience of natural resources

​​​​World Nature Conservation Day is observed annually on 28 July. In an opinion piece for News24, Ancois de Villers, a PhD student in the Department of...

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SA Military Academy Cyber Soldiers Team made a serious impact and led the African charge

SA Military Academy Cyber Soldiers Team made a serious impact and led the African charge

​​​​Background

The Geneva Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge is a highly acclaimed international competition designed to provide senior university students with a...

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SU shines in latest global ranking of academic subjects

SU shines in latest global ranking of academic subjects

​If you want to study Food Science and Technology, Communication and Agricultural Sciences in South Africa, then Stellenbosch University (SU) is the place to...

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Mandela Day Lecture  - Centering Agency: Womxn Transcending Victimhood

Mandela Day Lecture - Centering Agency: Womxn Transcending Victimhood

​The Transformation Office, in partnership with the Student Representative Council and Matie Community Service (MGD), housed under the Division for Social...

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