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srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2025-02/Stellenbosch_0.jpg?h=18dfa262&itok=Z3o6rVec 375w, /sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_2x/public/2025-02/Stellenbosch_0.jpg?h=18dfa262&itok=JfTtA98k 750w" type="image/jpeg" sizes="100vw" width="750" height="422"/> <img loading="eager" width="375" height="211" src="//cdn.sheffield.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_single_column_1x/public/2025-02/Stellenbosch_0.jpg?h=18dfa262&itok=Z3o6rVec" alt="Stellenbosch" /> </picture> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="card-content"> <span class="news-date"><time datetime="2025-02-11T09:00:00+00:00">11 February 2025</time> </span> <h2> A shared vision: Sheffield and South Africa collaborate for a sustainable and equitable future </h2> <p>Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Stellenbosch University are working together to create safer wall panelling in housing in economically challenged communities in South Africa. </p> </div> </a> </div> <div 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