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Democracy faces growing strain as institutions weaken and trust erodes

Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His research focuses on the political history...
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Mia Andersen- "Remember your worth and how far you’ve come"

Mia Andersen- "Remember your worth and how far you’ve come"

​​​​As part of commemorating women's month, we will profile some of the #WomenofSUI. This week we had a chance to chat with Mia Andersen.

 Mia Andersen started...

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First-year Achievement Awards

First-year Achievement Awards

The First-year Achievement Awards event for the 2021 academic year was recently held.

The First Year Achievement Awards aim to recognise top performing first...

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Meet SU’s GAUC ambassadors for global change

Meet SU’s GAUC ambassadors for global change

​Four postgraduate students from Stellenbosch University (SU) will represent Africa in the world's first youth climate leadership training project: the 'Climat...

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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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