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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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Message from the Rector: Incident at Huis Marais

Message from the Rector: Incident at Huis Marais

​​Dear students and colleagues

By now you are well aware of the incident that was captured on a cell phone video in the Huis Marais residence in the early hours...
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African Food Dialogue on food prices: ‘Child stunting doesn’t happen overnight; it’s chronic’

African Food Dialogue on food prices: ‘Child stunting doesn’t happen overnight; it’s chronic’

It costs at least R800 per month to ensure that a child eats enough nutritious meals to grow and develop adequately. Unfortunately, South Africa's childcare...

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Lecture on artificial intelligence: From academic breakthroughs to mainstream utilisation

Lecture on artificial intelligence: From academic breakthroughs to mainstream utilisation

​​Prof Euro Beinat of the University of Salzburg recently delivered a public lecture at Stellenbosch University that gives more weight and direction to the...

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Collaboration further strengthens Telematic Schools Project

Collaboration further strengthens Telematic Schools Project

​​​Ohlange High School is a secondary school in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded by John Langalibalele Dube, who was also the founder and...

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A day in the life of: Khairoonisa Foflonker

A day in the life of: Khairoonisa Foflonker

Having joined Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2017, Khairoonisa Foflonker, manager of the Student Affairs Division on our Tygerberg campus, spends her days...

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A study of calcium concentrations in apple cultivars shows the dynamics of nutrient allocation

Researchers at Stellenbosch University studied the calcium content in dormant reproductive apple buds of four apple cultivars. The 'Royal Gala', 'Cripps Pink'...

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