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Prof Edward Kirumira, Director, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Prof Richard Stevens, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching at SU, the Hon Dr Ela Gandhi and Prof Alain Tschudin, UNESCO Gandhi-Montessori-Luthuli Chair on Education for Peace and Transformative Solidarity
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Events

Dr Ela Gandhi calls for nonviolence in an age of power politics

Stellenbosch University (SU) had the rare honour of hosting Hon Dr Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Kasturba and Mahatma Gandhi, for the fourth session (17 March)...
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Prof Herman Kamper from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering photographed during his inaugural lecture on the Stellenbosch campus.

Engineering and technology

Prof Herman Kamper explores how humans and machines learn language

Prof Herman Kamper from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural...

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Dr Zara Trafford photographed in front of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences on the Tygerberg Campus.

Awards and milestones

SU researcher receives R12m grant for disability studies

Dr Zara Trafford, a scholar in disability studies at the Institute for Life Course Health Research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at...

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Baby formula and a milk bottle photographed on a brown table.

Media release

Study reveals potentially harmful flavourings in foods for South African babies

Many packaged foods for babies and young children sold in South Africa contain flavourings that could harm their eating habits and health. Flavourings in these...

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Google and AI

Economy, business and public management

SU's Policy Innovation Lab partners with Google

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how societies think, act and make decisions, and now it is prompting fresh ideas about how governments can work, says...

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Launch of the Africa Centre for Therapeutic Innovation (ACTI) took place at STIAS on 15 October 2025.

Media release

New centre to advance drug discovery to address Africa’s healthcare needs

Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched a new transdisciplinary centre to advance drug discovery and therapeutic innovation to address Africa’s unique...

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2025 Russel Botman Bursary Fund

Ten years of the Russel Botman Memorial Lecture celebrated at SU

Prof Russel Botman’s enduring commitment to hope and transformation was celebrated during the 10th anniversary of the Russel Botman Memorial Lecture (RBML)...

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