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Impact

Rulanzen Martin brings heart, humour and technical skill to SU’s web team

From helping shape and maintain one of SU’s most important digital gateways to perfecting Cape Malay curries after hours, Rulanzen Martin brings equal measures...

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Speakers at the launch of the Library Research Week

Events

Researchers urged to keep human judgement at the centre of AI-driven science

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly reshapes universities and research institutions across the world, Stellenbosch University’s (SU) annual Library Research...

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Nick Olivier brings structure and heart to student support at Saldanha campus

At the Saldanha campus, Senior Faculty Administrator Nick Olivier brings a rare blend of military precision and problem-solving to a role that sits at the heart...

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Prof Tammy Robinson-Smythe of the Centre for Invasion Biology photographed at her inaugural lecture on the Stellenbosch Campus.

Institutional news

Prof Tammy Robinson-Smythe helps to keep invasive marine species in check

Prof Tammy Robinson-Smythe of the Centre for Invasion Biology in the Faculty of Science delivered her inaugural lecture on Thursday 14 May 2026. The title of...

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Impact

Olivia Adams helps future students find their place at SU

Olivia Adams plays a key role in planning and delivering strategic recruitment events within the Student Recruitment Division at SU. From large-scale...

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Twee van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se voorste akademici is vandag (19 Mei 2026) met van Suid-Afrika se hoogste nasionale eerbetuigings (ordes) vereer.

Media release

President Ramaphosa honours SU academics for global contributions to healing and science

Two of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) leading academics have been recognised with some of South Africa’s highest national honours. President Cyril Ramaphosa...

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Ministerial delegation from Energy visits SU

Media release

Universities key to SA’s energy transition, Ramokgopa tells SU

Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa’s energy ambitions will depend on rapidly expanding the country’s engineering and...

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Maretha Joyce the steady hand behind the scenes

As Executive Assistant to the Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Maretha Joyce is the steady hand behind one of the University’s most dynamic offices, bringing...

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WAT 100 Gala performance by Lize Beekman

Arts, languages and social sciences

Dazzling gala commemorates Afrikaans dictionary’s centenary and ties with SU

A century of work to document the Afrikaans vocabulary in all its rich diversity was recently celebrated on the campus of Stellenbosch University (SU)...

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Opinion and features

Nurses need greater support and professional empowerment

International Nurses Day is celebrated annually on 12 May. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University focused on the psychological...

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From left, Dr Astrid Treffry-Goatley, Dr Chanelle Mulopo and Anel Schoonees at a Public Square session on transdisciplinary research.

Institutional news

Public Squares bring spaces between academic disciplines to life

Stellenbosch University (SU) has set itself an ambitious goal: to be “Africa’s leading research-intensive university, globally recognised as excellent...

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Impact

Jacquin Flandorp helps students find their way

In the Department of Logistics, administrative officer Jacquin Flandorp works at the heart of postgraduate life, ensuring complex academic processes run...

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