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A Day in the Life… Randall Adams
Media release
Support Global Recycling Day in March: Bring your e-waste and drop it in the yellow bins at the various sites on our campuses
To create awareness about Global Recycling Day on 18 March 2026,and the importance of proper disposal of e-waste, Stellenbosch University's (SU) Campus...
Medicine and health
SU-Oxford study shows promise in mindfulness training for medical students
Medical students in South Africa face numerous challenges during their years of tough study, often risking burnout from the strain. The practise of “mindfulness...
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...
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...
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...
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...