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Media release

SU Policy Innovation Lab helps equip Parliament for AI

The growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) across society is creating opportunities and new responsibilities for lawmakers. Recognising the need for...
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Media release

Sub-Saharan Africa has lost nearly a quarter of its biodiversity

A new African-led study finds that sub-Saharan Africa has already lost 24% of its biodiversity since pre-industrial times. This means that, on average, the...

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Supplements pregnancy

Media release

New evidence questions the benefit of calcium supplements in pregnancy for preventing pre-eclampsia

An updated Cochrane review has found that calcium supplementation has no effect on pre-eclampsia, challenging long-held assumptions about the role of calcium in...

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Opinion and features

International Day of Persons with Disabilities highlights key challenges

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on 3 December. In opinion pieces for the media, experts from Stellenbosch University, in...

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A group of mopane worms hang from a tree.

Media release

New research highlights conservation needs for mopane worms

Mopane worms are widely harvested as a food source in Southern Africa. Containing three times more protein than beef or chicken, as well as more calcium, iron...

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Inventors awards

Awards and milestones

SU recognises inventors for breakthrough patents and innovation excellence

The Innovus Technology Transfer Office (TTO) hosted its annual Inventors Awards ceremony on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, to celebrate Stellenbosch University...

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A red ribbon on a black background symbolizes HIV and AIDS awareness.

Opinion and features

Listening to adolescent mothers this World AIDS Day

As we enter an uncertain chapter in tackling the HIV epidemic, approaches that prioritise the needs, priorities, and voices of adolescent girls—and provide...

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