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A joyful celebration filled with blessings for SU’s 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor
Passing of Donovan Kirkwood
The Stellenbosch University (SU) community mourns the tragic passing of Dr Donovan (Don) Kirkwood, Curator of the SU Botanical Gardens (SUBG). Kirkwood fell...
Economy, business and public management
Investing that protects people and the planet is growing: new study maps the progress in South Africa
Institutional investors who invest on behalf of others are increasingly considering environmental conservation and safe working conditions as investment...
Sybil Smit uses her own academic journey to empower students
This Women's Month, we're celebrating the academic staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are shaping minds and inspiring excellence through their teaching...
SU students win hackathon with real-time algal biosensor to detect water pollution
A team of postgraduate students from the Department of Microbiology and the Stellenbosch University Water Institute (SUWI) took first place in a three-day...
SU’s Prof McGregor appointed as inaugural ACWA Power Chair in CSP
In a major advancement to South Africa’s renewable energy ambitions, Prof Craig McGregor, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic...
National awards for rising SU female researchers
Three promising young female researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) received national recognition when they were honoured with the Department of Science...