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A joyful celebration filled with blessings for SU’s 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor

The informal celebration of the inauguration of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) new Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, started on a festive...
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STIAS celebrates its silver jubilee in style

STIAS celebrates its silver jubilee in style

The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) has marked its silver jubilee with a grand celebration, reflecting on 25 years of groundbreaking research...

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Climate warming puts desert lizards in a “cost-of-living” squeeze

Climate warming puts desert lizards in a “cost-of-living” squeeze

With climate warming, desert lizards in tropical and subtropical regions, such as the Kgalagadi Desert in South Africa, spend more energy to survive and grow...

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Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

Dr Ryan Sweke is the first South African born and trained scientist to be awarded the Alexander von Humboldt German Research Chair of Mathematics and its...

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Healthcare boost for Swartland as InReach delivers vital services

Healthcare boost for Swartland as InReach delivers vital services

About 170 patients from the Swartland district received a much-needed healthcare boost when Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health...

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CIRCoRe workstream insights: Dr Sharman Wickham

CIRCoRe workstream insights: Dr Sharman Wickham

Stellenbosch University (SU) has rolled out the structures that will focus on the recommendations of the Khampepe Commission. Our series of interviews with key...

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Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

Dr Sweke welcomed at SU as new German chair at AIMS

​​Dr Ryan Sweke is the first South African born and trained scientist to be awarded the Alexander von Humboldt German Research Chair of Mathematics and its...

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