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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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Titan of activism, jurisprudence, and academia returns to Stellenbosch

Titan of activism, jurisprudence, and academia returns to Stellenbosch

​​​Justice Edwin Cameron will be installed as Stellenbosch University’s 15th Chancellor on 18 May 2022. Click here to view the event, which will be live...

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SU FMHS strongly condemns racist incident

SU FMHS strongly condemns racist incident

Dear Colleague and Student

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) strongly condemns the malicious, hurtful and racist...

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Jury still out on mitochondrial transplantation as treatment for pulmonary hypertension

Jury still out on mitochondrial transplantation as treatment for pulmonary hypertension

​Pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure that affects arteries in the lungs) is a fatal disease that affects approximately 75 million people globally...

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Celebrating World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Celebrating World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Today, we celebrate world telecommunication and information society day (WTISD), helping raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and...

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A day in the life of: Japie Kotze

A day in the life of: Japie Kotze

With over 6 000 working days at Stellenbosch University (SU) under his belt, a day in the life of Japie Kotze still starts pretty much the same: by having a...

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New treatment offers hope for patients with devastating lung disease

New treatment offers hope for patients with devastating lung disease

​​​In a first for South Africa, and a watershed moment for patients with a devastating lung disease known as chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension...

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