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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...

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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...

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Coventry-SU 2026 group photo

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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...

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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...

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Dr Luphiwo Mduzana photographed outside the Coetzenburg Centre after he received his PhD.

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...

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Dr Retha Smit photographed outside the Coetzenburg Centre after she received her PhD.

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...

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Clio and KD Sass on their graduation day.

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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...

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Photo of Casey-Lee Anthony graduating

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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.

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Prof Abdulrazak Gurnah photographed at the ceremony where he received his honorary doctorate

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...

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Dr Allison Matroos photographed holding her degree outside the Coetzenburg Centre

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...

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