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Dr Elana Ryklief graduating
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Dr Elana Ryklief turns lived trans experience into groundbreaking scholarship

Growing up in Steenberg on the Cape Flats, Elana Ryklief learned early that resilience and determination were essential tools for navigating life. Years later...
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SU among world’s best in law, health and education

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SU among world’s best in law, health and education

​Stellenbosch University (SU) once again counts among the best universities in the world in the subject areas of Law, Medical and Health (formerly Clinical and...

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Master’s graduate Vuyokazi Hlwatika reflects on her academic journey at SU

Master’s graduate Vuyokazi Hlwatika reflects on her academic journey at SU

​A tour of Cape Town when she was a Grade 11 learner at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in Gauteng prompted Vuyokazi Hlwatika to study at Stellenbosch...

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CIMPA school in enumerative combinatorics attracts 35 postgrads from Africa

CIMPA school in enumerative combinatorics attracts 35 postgrads from Africa

Enumerative combinatorics and applications of this field of mathematics to computer science was the theme of a two-week long CIMPA School hosted by Stellenbosch...

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Prof Doreen Kaura appointed to WHO Task Team on Maternal Health Norms

Prof Doreen Kaura appointed to WHO Task Team on Maternal Health Norms

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Professor Doreen Kaura is one of only 25 global experts selected to develop maternal health norms for a World Health Organisation...

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Scientists tackle one of Africa’s most destructive invasive trees

Scientists tackle one of Africa’s most destructive invasive trees

A major new book on the ecology and management of one of the most destructive invasive weeds in Africa, is now available online.

The book, titled The Ecology and...

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SU and partners collaborate to produce Africa's next generation of scientists

SU and partners collaborate to produce Africa's next generation of scientists

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) is part of a groundbreaking fellowship programme that over the next three years will produce more than 100 scientific leaders...

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