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The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) is a high-level research institute dedicated to innovative thinking and the production of knowledge.

Stellenbosch, South Africa Katılım Eylül 2015
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🔔HAPPENING TODAY 🔔 Join us this afternoon for the first lecture in the 2026 #STIASPublicLectureSeries, to be delivered by Robin Crewe. 📆 Thursday, 19 March 2026 ⏰ 16:00 SAST 📍 STIAS Wallenberg Research Centre, 10 Marais Road, Stellenbosch 🔗bit.ly/STIASLectureLi…
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Read Theft - or/and my Swahili translation Dhulma by the amazing Abdulrazak Gurnah with whom I had a lovely phone chat today. I’m also excited to read what he is writing now… the setting is still East Africa he says … can’t wait! 🥰
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⚫️ Theft - Abdulrazak Gurnah From the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, a captivating story of the intertwined lives of three young people coming-of-age in postcolonial East Africa Read more - bloomsbury.com/uk/theft-97815…

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Day 1 of the Distinguished Visiting Scholar (DVS) 2025/26 programme wrapped up Thank you to Prof Majele Sibanda for an inspiring & thought-provoking lecture that sparked engaging & open dialogue. Watch the full lecture on the STIAS YouTube channel: buff.ly/4JInGTD
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📆 Thursday, 19 March 2026 ⏰ 15:45 SAST 📍 STIAS Wallenberg Research Centre, 10 Marais Road, Stellenbosch 🔗 stias.ac.za/events/the-fas…
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🔔 PUBLIC LECTURE INVITATION 🔔 Join us for the first lecture in the #STIASPublicLectureSeries for 2026. These lectures provide the general public, both locally and abroad, with an opportunity to engage with the work of STIAS Fellows.
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🔔WATCH LIVE🔔 We are live at the STIAS ASSAf Public Lecture with Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda. She is presenting a lecture on "Sustainable Food Systems in the Era of Uncertainty". youtube.com/live/L-mfAv2MY…
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🔔APPLICATION DEADLINE 🔔 Complete your application for the STIAS #IsoLomsoFellowship by 15 February 2026. stias.ac.za/fellowships/ap… This is a 3-year programme aimed at African scholars who hold an academic position at an African university or research institution. See👇
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This visit is part of the 3-year STIAS Iso Lomso Fellowship, which enables Fellows to spend time at one of our partner institutions relevant to their research. See more here👇 su.ac.za/en/staff/news/…
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#IsoLomsoFellow @ssishuwa is spending the first semester of 2026 at Harvard University, where he is working on his project on the political role of the military in securing democratic gains in southern Africa.
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🔔CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 🔔 African scholars are invited to apply for the STIAS #IsoLomsoFellowship, a 3-year programme aimed at African scholars who hold an academic position at an African university or research institution. DEADLINE: 15 February 2026. 🔗stias.ac.za/fellowships/ap…
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It promises to be a great semester with engaging conversations and collaboration. Stay tuned for weekly seminar reports, calls for applications and other interesting activities. #STIASFellows2026
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The first group of our 2026 first-semester Fellows has arrived. During a brief welcome session today, we learned about their research interests and what motivates them. More fellows will join us in the coming days and weeks.
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From Zimbabwe to the world, Tsitsi Dangarembga joins the second edition of the Sharjah Festival of African Literature as a featured guest and Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Meet her at SFAL 2026. 📍 University City Hall Square, Sharjah 🗓 January 14–18
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