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Launch of the Africa Centre for Therapeutic Innovation (ACTI) took place at STIAS on 15 October 2025.

Media release

New centre to advance drug discovery to address Africa’s healthcare needs

Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched a new transdisciplinary centre to advance drug discovery and therapeutic innovation to address Africa’s unique...

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Dr Bambesiwe May photographed receiving the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award in Sandton, Johannesburg.

Awards and milestones

L’Oréal-UNESCO award for SU researcher tackling mining waste challenges

“I was excited, grateful, and honestly just overwhelmed with joy. It felt like a ‘finally’ moment, like all the quiet seasons of persistence had found their...

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Prof John Babafemi from the Department of Civil Engineering photographed during his inaugural lecture.

Engineering and technology

Prof John Babafemi paves the way for sustainable concrete

Prof John Babafemi from the Department of Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday...

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Le-Anne Goliath

Education

Le-Anne Goliath's research rewarded with Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Higher Education Award

Her path to this accomplishment started with an experience in high school. Goliath grew up in a working-class community in Cape Town but attended a middle-class...

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Prof Regan Solomons from the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health photographed delivering his inaugural lecture

Institutional news

Prof Regan Solomons helps save lives of children with tuberculous meningitis

Prof Regan Solomons from the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Tygerberg Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch...

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Prof Ryno Laubscher delivering his inaugural lecture

Engineering and technology

Prof Ryno Laubscher explores deep learning for thermal-fluid systems

Prof Ryno Laubscher from the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his...

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Institutional news

Policy Innovation Lab awarded R5 million grant to boost public sector policymaking

Stellenbosch University's Policy Innovation Lab has been awarded a R5 million (€250 000) grant, marking an important step in its integration of AI and digital...

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A female mosquito on a human hand.

Media release

Fight against deadly malaria parasite: New drug target identified

The secret to the malaria parasite’s ability to survive in both its mosquito and human hosts – with temperatures varying from 22˚C in the mosquito to a feverish...

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SU improves on overall score on QS Rankings

Institutional news

SU improves on overall score on QS Rankings

​​​Just three spots. That's how close Stellenbosch University (SU) came to ranking among the top 300 universities in the world for the third year in a row...

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SU rises in 2025 QS global subject rankings

Institutional news

SU rises in 2025 QS global subject rankings

​Stellenbosch University (SU) started 2025 on a high note. In January, it was ranked as one of the world's leading higher education institutions in the 2025...

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