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A photo of the 2026 Future Professors cohort at Stellenbosch University

Education

New cohort of Future Professors receive a warm welcome at introductory conference

At a time when universities worldwide are grappling with rapid technological change, evolving knowledge economies and shifting public expectations, a group of...

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A polygonal vector illustration of inflamed diseased kidney, healthy kidney, and recovery of kidney functions on a dark blue background.

Opinion and features

South Africa’s organ shortage: Time to act

World Kidney Day is marked each year on 12 March. In an opinion piece for the Weekend Argus, Prof Yazied Chothia from the Division of Nephrology writes that a...

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G20 and TUM

Media release

SU part of global team delivering landmark G20 digital agenda analysis

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Policy Innovation Lab is part of an international partnership that has formally handed over a landmark policy report tracing the...

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A traditional high school classroom with individual desks and chairs.

Media release

New study questions value of grade repetition before matric

Now that the dust has settled on the matric results celebrations and the school year is in full swing, we need to take a harder look at whether high repetition...

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Dr Lutz to ride Cape Epic for students

Media release

SU lecturer tackles epic challenge to raise funds for science students in need

First-year Stellenbosch University (SU) chemistry lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz is back in the saddle for a good cause, raising funds for students in need. But...

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A horizontal vector banner of women of different skin colours and nationalities standing together, looking up.

Opinion and features

International Women’s Day: Key challenges for gender equality remain

The weight women carry, social norms and sexual corruption, and empathy for victims of violence. These are the issues that experts at Stellenbosch University...

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Newly appointed extraordinary professor at the Centre for Social Justice Prof Tshepo Madlingozi

Media release

Hope in a time of fracture: Prof Tshepo Madlingozi joins Centre for Social Justice

If you see an elegant figure walking thoughtfully across the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus – composed, alert, quietly resolute – it may well be Prof...

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#GivingMaties2026

Media release

Stellenbosch University launches #GivingMaties, 40-day drive to fight student hunger

Student hunger remains a pressing reality at Stellenbosch University (SU) – and from 5 March to 15 April, the SU community is mobilising to respond. Alumni...

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Matie is new CEO of USA Tennis / Matie nuwe uitvoerende hoof van VSA-tennisvereniging

Awards and milestones

Matie alumnus appointed CEO of United States Tennis Association

From the Maties tennis courts in Stellenbosch to leading one of the biggest organisations in world tennis, Stellenbosch University (SU) alumnus Craig Tiley...

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Vice-Chancellor's Achievement Awards

Awards and milestones

Top first-year achievers shine at Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards

Stellenbosch University (SU) honoured 37 of the country’s most outstanding matric achievers on Tuesday evening at the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards for...

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7th Social Justice Lecture Baroness Amos and Prof Madonsela

Media release

Stability without equity is fragile, Baroness Valerie Amos warns in 7th Social Justice Lecture

On World Day of Social Justice, the Baxter Theatre Centre in Rondebosch became a forum for a sober reckoning with the state of the world. Delivering...

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Zebras, wildebeests and birds photographed drinking at a river.

Opinion and features

Valuing wildlife key to conservation

World Wildlife Day was celebrated on 3 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University argued that if wildlife is to survive across...

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A flag ceremony celebrating cooperation between Stellenbosch University and Danish universities.

Institutional news

A people’s meeting across continents: SU and Danish delegation rethink how democracy is taught

When a Danish delegation recently arrived at Stellenbosch University (SU) to partake in the inaugural Globus LIV² People’s Meeting: South Africa-Denmark...

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A picture of a Cape snoek against a black background.

Media release

Genetics research wants to help protect Cape snoek

Cape snoek is one of South Africa’s most important fish species. It continues to be a staple for many people, especially those in low-income households, as well...

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Van Dyk is a full professor, an NRF-rated researcher and a professionally registered industrial engineer with more than 27 years’ experience in higher education. She holds a PhD in industrial engineering from SU.

Media release

Council appoints Prof Liezl van Dyk to advance academic coherence, innovation and student success at SU

The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) has appointed Prof Liezl van Dyk as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, effective 1 July 2026.

The appointment follows...

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Electric vehicles

Engineering and technology

SU documentary showcases ‘crazy idea’ that powered an electric bike through Africa

It travelled 6 200 km across six African countries powered only by the sun. And last week, at the premiere of a new documentary series about the epic journey...

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A photo of SU students who are volunteer firefighters.

Media release

SU’s ‘mountain goats’ run toward the flames

While many students glance at their phones during lectures to check messages or social plans, a small group of Stellenbosch University (SU) volunteers monitor...

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Sweat Africa

Awards and milestones

SU biotech spin-out bags SWEAT Africa 2026 pitch prize

A Stellenbosch University biotech spin-out competed against some of the best startups in Africa to clinch the top prize at the 2026 SWEAT Africa pitch...

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ARISE is an art-led education project at Ikhaya Primary in Kayamandi.

Education

Connecting campus and community through the visual arts: A Stellenbosch University initiative

ARISE, a place-based, art-led education project at Ikhaya Primary School in Kayamandi, is responding to the lasting educational and spatial inequalities created...

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The flags of different countries around the world presented in a horizontal S-shape.

Opinion and features

Multilingualism breaks down language barriers

Mother-tongue instruction and learner success, investment in African languages, the voices of young people in multilingual education, and English dominating the...

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A picture of peoples’ hands balancing the scales of justice.

Opinion and features

Numerous challenges must be addressed to make social justice a reality

World Day of Social Justice was marked on 20 February. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University reflected on what must be done to...

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Global partners discuss G20 digital policy

Events

SU hosts landmark EU–Africa Cyber Diplomacy Dialogue

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) School for Data Science and Computational Thinking recently hosted the EU–Africa Track 1.5 Cyber Diplomacy Dialogue, bringing...

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Winners of the 2025 Absa Stokvel awards

Awards and milestones

Two SU lecturers combine academic accountability and financial freedom in unique stokvel

A stokvel that funds education, fights procrastination and invests in community upliftment has earned two Stellenbosch University (SU) lecturers top honours at...

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The Right Honourable Baroness Valerie Amos LG CH PC, as she presents the seventh Annual Social Justice Lecture on Friday 20 February 2026.

Media release

Oxford Master and global humanitarian to deliver 7th Annual Social Justice Lecture

Stellenbosch University (SU) in partnership with the Baxter Theatre Centre will host one of the United Kingdom’s most distinguished public servants and global...

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Delegates at the Sandbox Workshop

Media release

SU workshop helps shape thinking on digital public infrastructure in SA

The Policy Innovation Lab at Stellenbosch University (SU), in partnership with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Think Tank and the Global Network of...

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Three women scientists working in a laboratory with one of them looking at a microscope.

Opinion and features

Women in STEM are solving real-world problems

Women in science are solving real-world problems not only by discovering new materials or refining experiments, but by redefining what counts as a problem and...

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A picture of the Library and Information Service on the Stellenbosch campus

Institutional news

SU ranked among 300 best universities in new TIME Magazine ranking

If early performances are anything to go by, 2026 could shape up to be a very strong year for Stellenbosch University (SU) in global higher education rankings. ...

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A picture of the globe surrounded by colourful ribbons that symbolises the different forms of cancers.

Opinion and features

World Cancer Day: Experts focus on key challenges in treatment of cancer

Personalised and timely care, the battle between cancer and the immune system, and standardised, evidence-based guidelines to tackle cervical cancer are among...

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Leon Visser supporting Helihack

Conservation and forestry

Matie part of record-breaking ‘helihack’ to clear invasive pines

A Matie alumnus is helping to take the fight against invasive vegetation to new heights. In November 2025, Leon Visser (64) took part in an initiative in which...

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New research project will explore the long history of human relationships with extinct wildlife in South Africa.

Arts, languages and social sciences

Prof Swart co-leads new international project on extinction histories and museums

A new international collaborative project on extinction histories has been selected for funding by the Research Council of Norway and the National Research...

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Mix vegetables and fruits in a huge green rubbish container

Media release

Doctoral study highlights postharvest food waste crisis and solutions in SA

Reports indicate that over 63% of South African households experience varying levels of food insecurity. Yet, between 9 124 and 17 969 tonnes of fruits and...

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A demonstration in the Immersive Technology Lab at SU's Library

Media release

SU opens unique immersive technology lab

Imagine standing beneath a star-filled night sky rendered in real time or watching a lecturer guide students through the inner workings of the human brain at...

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A photo of Prof Deresh Ramjugernath at SU's Welcoming Ceremony in 2026

Events

‘You belong here’ sets the tone as SU opens its arms to new generation of Maties

On Wednesday afternoon, Stellenbosch offered a near-perfect stage for one of the highlights in the University’s academic calendar. The mountains glowed in the...

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Stellenbosch University (SU), through the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ), has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Europa-Universität Flensburg (EUF), Germany, represented by the European Wasatia Graduate School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Media release

SU and Europa-Universität Flensburg conclude strategic Memorandum of Understanding on peace and conflict research in the context of violent histories

Stellenbosch University (SU), through the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ), has concluded a memorandum of...

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FemAI Playbook

Media release

Policy Playbook leverages AI to fast-track the fight against GBV

South Africa faces many critical challenges, but few are as pervasive and devastating as Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). In a historic move...

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Pokkel. SU's mascot, welcomes new students to SU

Campus life

Spirits run high as SU prepares to welcome its new Maties

Thousands of newcomer students will arrive on Stellenbosch University’s (SU) campuses from Monday 26 January to take part in the official Welcoming Programme...

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A photo of Abigail Kok, South Africa’s top public-school matriculant.

Awards and milestones

South Africa’s top learner ‘super excited’ to become a Matie

Abigail Kok can be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed. The week after she was announced as South Africa’s top national achiever in the 2025 National...

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A photo of Dr Alfred Schaffer

Media release

Dr Alfred Schaffer awarded prize for strengthening literary ties between South Africa and the Netherlands

Dr Alfred Schaffer, a senior lecturer in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded the prestigious Van Ewijk...

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A view of the Stellenbosch campus photographed on a sunny day.

Institutional news

SU features among leading higher education institutions globally in several subject areas

As the new academic year approaches, it’s welcome news that Stellenbosch University (SU) continues to feature among the leading higher education institutions...

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