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Arts, languages and social sciences
Dr Sishuwa appointed as a visiting scholar at Harvard
Natural and mathematical sciences
A new era for isotope science as SU celebrates installation of advanced instrument
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...
Arts, languages and social sciences
Dr Sishuwa appointed as a visiting scholar at Harvard
Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, a Senior Lecturer in History at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, has been appointed visiting scholar at...
Natural and mathematical sciences
A new era for isotope science as SU celebrates installation of advanced instrument
A buzz of anticipation filled the Chamber of Mines Building at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Department of Earth Sciences as students, academics and industry...
Media release
SU’s Handlab and Book Dash open new worlds for Deaf children
A quiet revolution underway in early childhood literacy didn’t begin in a classroom, but in a studio where Deaf storytellers rehearse, sign and retell African...
Conservation and forestry
SU leads South Africa’s preparations for carbon removal to curb global warming
As the dust settles on COP30 in Brazil, the urgency for climate action has never been greater. It is in this critical context that Stellenbosch University (SU)...
Education
Scholars reflect on the transformative legacy of Prof Lis Lange
Colleagues, friends, and students of the late Prof Lis Lange recently assembled in the Library Auditorium at Stellenbosch University (SU) for a memorial...