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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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LEGO grant helps research enrich parenting in the digital age

LEGO grant helps research enrich parenting in the digital age

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) is to benefit from part of an £11 million (approximately R215 million) grant from the LEGO Foundation for international...

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World Environment Day: We only have one Earth

World Environment Day: We only have one Earth

World Environment Day was celebrated on Sunday 5 June. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick, Prof Oliver Ruppel from the Department of Mercantile Law writes...

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International scientist visits the Institute for Plant Biotechnology

International scientist visits the Institute for Plant Biotechnology

​As part of ongoing collaboration between Dr Christell van der Vyver of Stellenbosch University and Professor Sanjib Kumar Panda, Prof Panda recently visited...

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Prof Johan Matthee Postgraduate Scholarships awarded for the first time

Prof Johan Matthee Postgraduate Scholarships awarded for the first time

​​Business Management Master's students Anja Hutton and Laura Putter recently became the first ever recipients of the Prof Johan Matthee Postgraduate...

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Justice Sisi Khampepe appointed to lead independent commission of enquiry into allegations of racism at SU

Justice Sisi Khampepe appointed to lead independent commission of enquiry into allegations of racism at SU

​​​​​​​The Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU), Prof Wim de Villiers, is pleased to announce that Justice Sisi Khampepe has been...

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Prof Annie Bekker undaunted by shuddering ships and icebergs

Prof Annie Bekker undaunted by shuddering ships and icebergs

Prof Annie Bekker from the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University recently delivered her professorial inaugural...

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