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Media release

Sport sustained hope for prisoners on Robben Island, PhD study shows

Robben Island is mostly associated with the suffering, brutality and isolation endured by political prisoners who fought against Apartheid. What is often...
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Delegates at the Sandbox Workshop

Media release

SU workshop helps shape thinking on digital public infrastructure in SA

The Policy Innovation Lab at Stellenbosch University (SU), in partnership with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Think Tank and the Global Network of...

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Three women scientists working in a laboratory with one of them looking at a microscope.

Opinion and features

Women in STEM are solving real-world problems

Women in science are solving real-world problems not only by discovering new materials or refining experiments, but by redefining what counts as a problem and...

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Prof Erick Strauss

Media release

Novel approach to antibiotic discovery earns SU biochemist place in US$60 million global consortium

Prof Erick Strauss from Stellenbosch University’s Department of Biochemistry is leading one of two African project teams selected to participate in a global...

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Institutional news

SU ranked among 300 best universities in new TIME Magazine ranking

If early performances are anything to go by, 2026 could shape up to be a very strong year for Stellenbosch University (SU) in global higher education rankings. ...

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CINIA convenes IDRC partner’s summit

Arts, languages and social sciences

CINIA convenes IDRC partner’s summit to strengthen information integrity in the Global South

The challenge of building an inclusive, just, equitable, enabling and safe information ecosystem was the focus of a recent week-long planning workshop in...

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A picture of the globe surrounded by colourful ribbons that symbolises the different forms of cancers.

Opinion and features

World Cancer Day: Experts focus on key challenges in treatment of cancer

Personalised and timely care, the battle between cancer and the immune system, and standardised, evidence-based guidelines to tackle cervical cancer are among...

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