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New species of killifish from Kenya already critically endangered

New species of killifish from Kenya already critically endangered

A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has been described in the journal Zootaxa.

Nothobranchi...

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#GivingMaties campaign kicks off: A call to action for student support

#GivingMaties campaign kicks off: A call to action for student support

​Stellenbosch University (SU) is once again rallying staff, students, alumni, and friends of the University to come together for SU's annual #GivingMaties...

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#GivingMaties campaign kicks off: A call to action for student support

#GivingMaties campaign kicks off: A call to action for student support

Stellenbosch University (SU) is once again rallying staff, students, alumni, and friends of the University to come together for SU's annual #GivingMaties...

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Zimbabwean activist Namatai Kwekweza urges youth to ‘show up’

Zimbabwean activist Namatai Kwekweza urges youth to ‘show up’

Prevented from speaking at last year's 12th annual Frederik Van Zyl-Slabbert (FVZS) Honorary Lecture because she was detained at the airport in Zimbabwe...

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Celebration of top academic performers in Forest and Natural Resource Sciences.

Celebration of top academic performers in Forest and Natural Resource Sciences.

The culmination of the 2024 academic year and graduation of the 4-year BSc Forest and Natural Resource Science students was extra special in that two students...

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Stellenbosch University’s Wood App is getting physical.

Stellenbosch University’s Wood App is getting physical.

​The up-ticking interest from architects and home building professionals in designing and building with timber spurred The Wood App team to organise a one-day...

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SU physiologists chosen for international mentoring program

SU physiologists chosen for international mentoring program

​​Two young-and-upcoming scientists in Stellenbosch University's Department of Physiological Sciences, Dr Bali Sishi and Dr Shireen Mentor, are amongst the...

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International Women’s Day: SU experts focus on key challenges facing women

International Women’s Day: SU experts focus on key challenges facing women

​Sexual violence, women's health, and the advancement of women in the workplace. These are some of the important challenges that experts at Stellenbosch...

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550 postgraduate students nation-wide attend annual Coding Summer School

550 postgraduate students nation-wide attend annual Coding Summer School

More than 550 under- and postgraduate students at 28 South African universities were trained in the fundamentals of scientific computing and data science during...

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New book examines science and medicine's role in post-truth era

New book examines science and medicine's role in post-truth era

In an era where social media conspiracies compete with scientific facts, a new book explores how scientists and medical practitioners can navigate an...

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Enriching Teachers, Enriching Students, Enriching Society

Enriching Teachers, Enriching Students, Enriching Society

​The Teacher Enrichment Programme (TEP), an initiative of the SU School of Accountancy, has empowered thousands of teachers across the Western Cape since its...

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A morning of true Ubuntu as SU's unique prison course is celebrated

A morning of true Ubuntu as SU's unique prison course is celebrated

​In a moving display of the power of education, a prison was transformed into a beacon of freedom and hope during a celebration at the end of last year. The...

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Maties ride Cape Town Cycle Tour for students in financial need

Maties ride Cape Town Cycle Tour for students in financial need

Maties ride Cape Town Cycle Tour for students in financial need

Around 80 Maties – the highest number yet - will don maroon on Sunday 9 March to ride the iconic...

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SU Food Services and Compliance achieves excellence in food safety

SU Food Services and Compliance achieves excellence in food safety

The health and safety of students is a top priority for Stellenbosch University's (SU) Food Services and Compliance Department (FS&C), ensuring that all meals...

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Outstanding achievements celebrated at Vice-Chancellor's Top Achievers Awards

Outstanding achievements celebrated at Vice-Chancellor's Top Achievers Awards

This past week, Stellenbosch University (SU) honoured top-performing first-year students for their exceptional matric results at the annual Vice-Chancellor's...

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Stellenbosch University Innovators excel at inaugural Cape Chamber of Commerce Academic Innovation Awards

Stellenbosch University Innovators excel at inaugural Cape Chamber of Commerce Academic Innovation Awards

​The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its inaugural Academic Innovation Awards last week to celebrate the innovators who are driving economic growth...

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WeCode24 Pioneers a Bottom-Up Approach to Tech Skills in South Africa

WeCode24 Pioneers a Bottom-Up Approach to Tech Skills in South Africa

Prof Rachel Jaftha from the Department of Economics is leading by example through her involvement with WeCode24, an innovative after-school coding initiative...

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Universities at the fault line: Student protest and the burden of leadership

Universities at the fault line: Student protest and the burden of leadership

​​​In an opinion piece published by University World News, Karen Bruns, Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, highlights the ongoing tensions...

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Get to know your lecturer: A/Prof Mesias Alfeus

Get to know your lecturer: A/Prof Mesias Alfeus

​Tell us why you chose to become a lecturer/academic?

I love both teaching and research. Always a pleasure having intellectual dialogues with my students.

Is

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New report shows opportunities for work, study after matric remain limited

New report shows opportunities for work, study after matric remain limited

Youth born just after the turn of democracy in 1994 have the highest years of completed education of any cohort in South African history and this may rise...

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Collaborative Learning and Reshaping Assessment: Talking Transformative Assessment with Professor Geo Quinot

​​The eighth episode of the Talking Transformative Assessment season two, a podcast hosted by Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff, features an insightful...

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Business-driven approach can boost wildlife conservation

Business-driven approach can boost wildlife conservation

​​World Wildlife Day was celebrated on 3 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at the African Wildlife Economy Institute at Stellenbosch University...

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Recognising World Engineering Day 2025: Advancing green hydrogen research for a sustainable future

Engineering and technology

Recognising World Engineering Day 2025: Advancing green hydrogen research for a sustainable future

World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) is celebrated annually on 4 March as an official UNESCO International Day, proclaimed in 2019 following...

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ADA 2025 Hybrid Summer School Strengthens Doctoral Training Across Africa

ADA 2025 Hybrid Summer School Strengthens Doctoral Training Across Africa

The African Doctoral Academy (ADA), based at Stellenbosch University International, recently concluded its highly successful 2025 Hybrid Summer School, which...

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Get to know your lecturer: Stephan van der Westhuizen

Get to know your lecturer: Stephan van der Westhuizen

Tell us why you chose to become a lecturer/academic?

In short, I...

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Energised for a new era: Dr Munya Saruchera leads the revisioned Africa Centre

Energised for a new era: Dr Munya Saruchera leads the revisioned Africa Centre

​The Africa Centre for HIV/Aids Management started 2025 with several exciting changes to herald in a new era, which will build on the centre’s significant...

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Innovative system reduces ID times for unknown decedents

Innovative system reduces ID times for unknown decedents

Each year, countless South African families face the heartache of not knowing what has become of their missing loved ones. The emotional strain can be immense...

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SMART Programme helps effect meaningful change

SMART Programme helps effect meaningful change

An initiative that aims to develop ethical, engaged and innovative leaders who pursue economic and societal transformation is being nurtured and grown by the...

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Challenges and opportunities of AI use at SU in the spotlight

Challenges and opportunities of AI use at SU in the spotlight

Stellenbosch University (SU) is actively engaging with the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. A recent Auxin session...

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A Revitalized Van der Sterr Building – 10 years on

A Revitalized Van der Sterr Building – 10 years on

As the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences commemorates its centenary year, this year also marks ten years since the fire that ravaged parts of the...

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New joint chair in Computational Astronomy launched

New joint chair in Computational Astronomy launched

​A long-standing partnership between Stellenbosch University (SU) and the University of Groningen (UG) in the Netherlands has been further strengthened with the...

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Student Affairs staff member co-authors guide to mastering public speaking

Student Affairs staff member co-authors guide to mastering public speaking

Lisinda de Jager, a Student Affairs staff member based in the Centre for Student Life and Learning (CSLL), has co-authored Dames en Here (Ladies and Gentlemen)...

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Seniors and postgraduates welcomed to SU during Botanical Garden soirée

It is often said that “your network is your net worth," and this sentiment could not have been more fitting for the recent .Net (pronounced "dot net") Soirée...

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Strengthening partnerships through the (ACG)

Strengthening partnerships through the (ACG)

​​The Africa Collaboration Grant (ACG) is one of the flagship initiatives by SU International's Centre for Collaboration in Africa (CCA) and is aimed at...

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Johannes Adams – still a devoted Matie after 40 years’ service

Johannes Adams – still a devoted Matie after 40 years’ service

​​​​If you've visited the Stellenbosch University (SU) Museum in Ryneveld Street, you've probably met one of the institution's most remarkable employees...

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Precision Forestry Symposium Explores AI’s Role in Forest Management

Precision Forestry Symposium Explores AI’s Role in Forest Management

At the beginning of February, the Department of Forest and Wood Science hosted the highly anticipated 7th international Precision Forestry Symposium: At the...

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SUNCOM’s Hein Swanepoel honoured with SU Chancellor’s Award for exceptional leadership

SUNCOM’s Hein Swanepoel honoured with SU Chancellor’s Award for exceptional leadership

In recognition of his significant contributions to Stellenbosch University (SU), Hein Swanepoel, Senior Director of SUNCOM received the prestigious Chancellor’s...
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Advances in AI can help prepare the world for the next pandemic

Advances in AI can help prepare the world for the next pandemic

An article published in Nature journal outlines how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can revolutionise the field of infectious disease research and significantly...

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UK-Africa research project uses music to support maternal mental health

UK-Africa research project uses music to support maternal mental health

Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers are participating in an international project that explores how music can support expecting mothers' mental health. The...

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Get to know your lecturer: Na-ella Khan

Get to know your lecturer: Na-ella Khan

We spoke to Auditing lecturer, Na-ella Khan on her experience as...

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Get to know your lecturer (and Acting Dean): Prof Pieter von Wielligh

Get to know your lecturer (and Acting Dean): Prof Pieter von Wielligh

We spoke to Acting Dean, Professor Pieter von Wielligh who...

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From banners to bags – SU sews up sustainability with Matie pride

From banners to bags – SU sews up sustainability with Matie pride

Instead of discarding damaged promotional banners and flags after an event, Stellenbosch University (SU) has partnered with a local NGO to upcycle the disused...

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Social Justice Lecture offers hope and inspiration for turbulent times

Social Justice Lecture offers hope and inspiration for turbulent times

In a stirring Social Justice Lecture, renowned social justice advocate Lord Dr Michael Hastings urged the Stellenbosch University (SU) audience to embrace...

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​Multilingualism helps promote inclusive education

​Multilingualism helps promote inclusive education

​​​In a multilingual society like South Africa, it is crucial to integrate learners' different linguistic repertoires in teaching, learning and assessment to...

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Update on student funding

Update on student funding

​Dear Stellenbosch University students

Nationally, Higher Education is experiencing challenges regarding student funding, especially NSFAS eligible and missing...

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The Division for Research Development (DRD) releases 2024 Research for Impact digital publication

The Division for Research Development (DRD) releases 2024 Research for Impact digital publication

The latest edition of 'Research for Impact', the digital research magazine of the Division for Research Development (DRD), is now available online:.

This...

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New report offers insight into SA teens’ smartphone habits

New report offers insight into SA teens’ smartphone habits

Today's teenagers are the first generation to grow up with constant online connectivity. As smartphones are becoming more ingrained in their lives, the question...

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