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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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SU student survives 2 open-heart surgeries to graduate as physiotherapist

SU student survives 2 open-heart surgeries to graduate as physiotherapist

The death of his father, two open-heart surgeries and financial challenges did not deter Schwann Chavalala from his goal of graduating from Stellenbosch...

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Retiring Prof Razeen Davids advances nephrology in Africa

Retiring Prof Razeen Davids advances nephrology in Africa

Prof Razeen Davids, the Head of the Division of Nephrology in Stellenbosch University's Department of Medicine, looks forward to his retirement at the end of...

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Meet Joel and Veer – duo behind the SASSA fraud exposure

Meet Joel and Veer – duo behind the SASSA fraud exposure

They must be the two most recognizable first year computer science students in South Africa.

Stellenbosch University (SU) students Veer Gosai (19) and Joel...

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Bumper graduation week for SU as it confers record number of qualifications

Bumper graduation week for SU as it confers record number of qualifications

Stellenbosch University is looking forward to a bumper graduation week as it prepares to confer 5 865 qualifications – the highest number of December...

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€7.5 million grant awarded to research combining maths and theoretical computer science

€7.5 million grant awarded to research combining maths and theoretical computer science

​​​​​Prof. Florian Luca, a number theorist in Stellenbosch University's (SU) Department of Mathematical Sciences, is one of three principal investigators who...

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Human rights conference tackles constitutional accountability

Human rights conference tackles constitutional accountability

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Faculty last week hosted a significant conference examining human rights and constitutional accountability in South Africa...

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