Awards and milestones
Science 4 Justice Public Square Awarded Social Impact Grant to Boost Forensic Anthropology Service Delivery
The Science 4 Justice (S4J) Public Square recently received a R227 420 seed funding grant from the Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health...
Media release
Three Maties among winners of prestigious SA Academy Awards
Three Stellenbosch University (SU) alumni are among the winners of the South African Academy of Science and Arts’ prestigious Academy Awards for 2026.
The...
Media release
Stellenbosch and Coventry celebrate a decade of collaboration built on trust, people, and impact
What began more than a decade ago as a promising connection between Stellenbosch University (SU) and Coventry University has grown into a partnership that both...
Opinion and features
A more integrated approach to global engagement
As Stellenbosch University (SU) continues to deepen its global engagement, the recent integration of SU International into the Responsibility Centre for...
Awards and milestones
A doctorate driven by purpose and perseverance
“Coming from a rural background should never limit one’s aspirations. What matters most is not where you come from, but where you want to go and what you are...
Awards and milestones
Retha Smit’s lifetime of determination leads to PhD at 67
At 67, Dr Retha Smit is living proof that you’re never too old to learn. A lifelong learner, Smit received her PhD in psychiatry from Stellenbosch University...
Media release
Sass twins honour their activist mom, an SU alumna, on graduation day
In the early 1980’s a young medical student’s dreams came crashing down. As an activist protesting the injustices of apartheid, Patricia Grace Rorich was...
Media release
Casey-Lee Anthony’s childhood journalism dream gets wings at SU
Long before Casey-Lee Anthony ever dreamt of studying at Stellenbosch University (SU), she was already imagining herself as part of the media world.
In primary...
Awards and milestones
SU honorary doctorate for Nobel laureate Prof Abdulrazak Gurnah
Nobel laureate Prof Abdulrazak Gurnah received an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday (23 March 2026) at the institution’s March...
Awards and milestones
Dr Allison Matroos is the pride of Atlantis
The West Coast town of Atlantis is often associated with poverty, unemployment, gang violence and drug abuse. But it's also a place of achievers. Of people the...