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Senzakahle Mazibuko: Championing culture, building belonging

Senzakahle Mazibuko: Championing culture, building belonging

YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

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World Environment Day: Collective action needed to address key environmental issues

World Environment Day: Collective action needed to address key environmental issues

​​Plastic pollution, rethinking bioplastics waste, environmental governance, and ethical frameworks to manage water resources. These are the key environmental...

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Siphumeze Tshongweni: Young sangoma offers a voice for others

Siphumeze Tshongweni: Young sangoma offers a voice for others

YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

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Stellenbosch University medical students launch SA's first transplant support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

Medicine and health

Stellenbosch University medical students launch SA's first transplant support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

A dedicated specialised support unit for organ donors – dubbed the “Life Pod" – will officially launch at Tygerberg Hospital on Wednesday, 4 June 2025. The...

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Prof Elmi Muller receives honorary doctorate from Lund University

Prof Elmi Muller receives honorary doctorate from Lund University

Professor Elmi Muller, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of...

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Abigail Larsen: Social entrepreneur plans to change the world for good

Impact

Abigail Larsen: Social entrepreneur plans to change the world for good

In a country where youth unemployment remains one of the highest in the world and poverty continues to limit opportunity, Abigail Larsen is building a solution...

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Future Professors Programme: More than just a capacity-building initiative

Future Professors Programme: More than just a capacity-building initiative

Dr Sanjeev Rambharose, a senior lecturer in the Department of Physiological Sciences, was selected to participate in the Future Professors Programme's (FPP)...

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The role of ecotones in a changing world

The role of ecotones in a changing world

​​​In the plight of global environmental change, the study of ecotones is gaining traction in the scientific community.

Ecotones are spatially complex...

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Brandall Swartz: Helping to open doors for other students

Brandall Swartz: Helping to open doors for other students

​​YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

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Parents' care the foundation of a child's development

Parents' care the foundation of a child's development

​Parents must be supported to provide nurturing care to their children. Providing nurturing care does not only mean ensuring that they are healthy and well...

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Menelaos Meli: Sparking SA's power revolution

Menelaos Meli: Sparking SA's power revolution

In celebration of Youth Month, the Young Alumni Programme (YAP) at Stellenbosch University (SU) is showcasing our incredible young alumni. Meet some of our...
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Sivenathi Booi: Delivering outstanding returns

Sivenathi Booi: Delivering outstanding returns

In celebration of Youth Month, the Young Alumni Programme (YAP) at Stellenbosch University (SU) is showcasing our incredible young alumni. Meet some of our...
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Strong crop of SU finalists to compete for 2025 NSTF/South32 Awards

Strong crop of SU finalists to compete for 2025 NSTF/South32 Awards

​As in previous years, Stellenbosch University (SU) will once again be well represented at the 2024/2025 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32...

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TK Rathupetsane: Imagining a better future through science and fiction

TK Rathupetsane: Imagining a better future through science and fiction

​YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are making a difference on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

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Reading problem addressed in new book by Prof le Cordeur

Reading problem addressed in new book by Prof le Cordeur

​​​​​​​​Prof Michael le Cordeur's book 'Reading for Comprehension was launched on 20 May and is published by Naledi. The low standard of reading and...

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A journey from clinician to educator

A journey from clinician to educator

Mr Adnil Titus has been a lecturer in the Division of Physiotherapy at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for over 15 years. His...

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Academic Renewal – our shared journeys

Academic Renewal – our shared journeys

A mini symposium on Academic Renewal was hosted by the office of the Vice Dean of Teaching and Learning on Wednesday 7 May 2025. For the past three years there...

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Prof Florian Luca on a journey through mathematical frontiers

Prof Florian Luca on a journey through mathematical frontiers

​​Prof Florian Luca from the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 27 May...

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Triple Crown, endorsed once again: The quiet power of accreditation at Stellenbosch Business School

Triple Crown, endorsed once again: The quiet power of accreditation at Stellenbosch Business School

In a world of rankings, metrics, and institutional prestige, few markers of excellence are more respected or more quietly transformative than international...

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The Scholar, The Mentor, The Leader: The Life and Leadership of a Remarkable Man

The Scholar, The Mentor, The Leader: The Life and Leadership of a Remarkable Man

When Prof. Stan du Plessis, Stellenbosch University's Chief Operating Officer, enters a room or steps onto a stage, he fills it. Then follows that familiar warm...

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Prof Stan say farewell to Stellenbosch University

Prof Stan say farewell to Stellenbosch University

Dear Colleagues of the RC Operations and Finance,

This is my final newsletter as Responsibility Centre Head for Operations and Finance and as Chief Operating...

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Rewriting housing law can help solve mass unlawful land occupation crisis

Rewriting housing law can help solve mass unlawful land occupation crisis

​The national Housing Act should be amended to address mass unlawful land occupation in South Africa. This is according to Dr Tanveer Jeewa from the Department...

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SU unveils tribute to Walter Parry at Old Lückhoff School

SU unveils tribute to Walter Parry at Old Lückhoff School

​​The unveiling of a permanent installation honouring the late science teacher Walter Parry at the Old Lückhoff School in Stellenbosch on 22 May marked a deeply...

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Stellenbosch University and HyperionDev launch AI mini-bootcamps

Stellenbosch University and HyperionDev launch AI mini-bootcamps

Stellenbosch University (SU) and HyperionDev, Southern Africa's leading technology education provider, expanded their partnership with launching a Generative...

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SU says farewell to Prof Stan du Plessis after 25 years

SU says farewell to Prof Stan du Plessis after 25 years

​"Stan cares about our institution immensely, and it is this love for Stellenbosch University which has driven his passion for the operations, and especially...

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SU celebrates the transformative power of lecturers

SU celebrates the transformative power of lecturers

​Stellenbosch University (SU) honoured its most impactful lecturers at the annual ROCTAS Awards, held recently at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study...

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From Limpopo township to global stage: FMHS student shines at UN Youth Summit

From Limpopo township to global stage: FMHS student shines at UN Youth Summit

​When third-year medical student, Patience Phoshoko, was chosen to represent South Africa at the Asia Youth International Model United Nations, 2025, it was, in...

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Africa Day: SU experts focus on important continental issues

Africa Day: SU experts focus on important continental issues

​The struggle of military widows, higher education's role in Africa, the rights and welfare of children, academic xenophobia, and the value of African languages...

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A day in the life... Riyaad Parker

A day in the life... Riyaad Parker

Published in May to commemorate Workers' Day, our annual #dayinthelife series spotlights our staff at Stellenbosch University (SU). This year, we highlight...

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Building bridges and streamlining success

Building bridges and streamlining success

When Wildré Kok speaks about her role as Office Manager to Dean Prof Elmi Muller at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, her passion for organisation...

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Helping Stellenbosch Hospice to offer compassionate care

Helping Stellenbosch Hospice to offer compassionate care

Helping Stellenbosch Hospice to offer compassionate care

Associate Professor George Nel, from the School of Accountancy, is making a meaningful impact through...

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Ensuring integrity, authenticity of student learning in AI era

Ensuring integrity, authenticity of student learning in AI era

​​In an article for University World News titled “AI, pedagogy, assessment: Shifting to a design-based pedagogy" Prof Aslam Fataar, Professor in Higher...

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A day in the life… Yeki Mosomothane

Opinion and features

A day in the life… Yeki Mosomothane

Published in May to commemorate Workers' Day, our annual #dayinthelife series spotlights our staff at Stellenbosch University (SU). This year, we highlight...

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Comrades 2025: Help our Maties go the distance

Comrades 2025: Help our Maties go the distance

​Stellenbosch University (SU) is calling on all Maties and friends of Maties running the 2025 Comrades Marathon to join the #Move4Maties community and raise...

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Prof Joel Modiri delivers SU's 7th Africa Day Lecture

Prof Joel Modiri delivers SU's 7th Africa Day Lecture

​​A powerful and sobering lecture by legal scholar and public intellectual Prof Joel Modiri headlined Stellenbosch University's 7th Annual Africa Day Lecture on...

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Carrying forward a pioneering medical tradition

Carrying forward a pioneering medical tradition

Within the buzzing halls of Tygerberg Hospital's neonatal unit, Dr Gugu Kali carries forward a medical legacy nearly a century in the making. As she guides her...

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Young Entrepreneurship Programme empowers learners for the future

Young Entrepreneurship Programme empowers learners for the future

The Young Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) at Stellenbosch University (SU) is helping high school learners from disadvantaged communities around Stellenbosch...

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IGNITE: Sparking youth entrepreneurship to transform the economy and society

IGNITE: Sparking youth entrepreneurship to transform the economy and society

In today’s rapidly evolving world, entrepreneurship has emerged as a powerful driver of economic transformation. At Stellenbosch University (SU), the IGNITE...

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Why we should value insects

Why we should value insects

​The International Day for Biological Diversity, also known as International Biodiversity Day, is celebrated each year on 22 May. In an opinion piece for the Ca...

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