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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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

As Stellenbosch University (SU) continues to advance its ambitious Vision 2040 strategy, it is strengthening its leadership capacity through the introduction of...

As Specialist: Research Grant Proposal Developer and Writer in SU’s Division for Research Development (DRD), Dr Renée Goretsky helps researchers turn ideas and...

Prof Ashenafi Fanta, of Stellenbosch Business School in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday, 7 May 2026...

At the intersection of strategy, design and daily campus life, Maggie Walters helps shape the spaces where learning and research unfold. From navigating complex...

Africa is not short of research on food systems, but translating that knowledge into effective interventions to improve diets, health and livelihoods across the...

Pulmonary hypertension, a serious disease characterised by high blood pressure in the lungs, affects many people globally. To mark World Pulmonary Hypertension...

Workers’ Day was celebrated on 1 May. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University focused on dignity at work, appearance-based...

In the Registrar’s Division, Siyavuya Ngemntu plays a pivotal role, guiding students with international qualifications through a complex admissions journey with...

Prof Cletos Mapiye from the Department of Animal Sciences in the Faculty of AgriSciences delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 30 April 2026. The title of...

Behind every smooth registration, payroll process and learning platform is a complex web of systems – at the centre of it all is Luke Cuff, who leads...

Randall Adams plays a crucial role behind the scenes in advancing SU’s global engagement, expertly coordinating international delegations and diplomatic...

Thembalethu Seyisi is the Head of Law Reform, Advocacy and Institutional Partnerships at the Centre for Social Justice and the Division for Advancement...