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Clio and KD Sass on their graduation day.

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...

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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.

In primary...

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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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Appreciation Lunch

Awards and milestones

Celebrating Experiential Educators: The Appreciation Lunch and Ubuntu Awards

On 21 October 2025, the Unit for Experiential Learning, Centre for Student Life and Learning hosted the Experiential Educator Appreciation Lunch and Ubuntu...

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Anita Nel Forbes Women Africa Winner

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Anita Nel honoured as Innovation Catalyst at Forbes Woman Africa Awards 2026

Anita Nel, Chief Director Innovation and Commercialisation at Stellenbosch University (SU), won the Innovation Catalyst Award. The award was presented at the...

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A photo of the 2026 Future Professors cohort at Stellenbosch University

Education

New cohort of Future Professors receive a warm welcome at introductory conference

At a time when universities worldwide are grappling with rapid technological change, evolving knowledge economies and shifting public expectations, a group of...

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Newly appointed extraordinary professor at the Centre for Social Justice Prof Tshepo Madlingozi

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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...

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Vice-Chancellor's Achievement Awards

Awards and milestones

Top first-year achievers shine at Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards

Stellenbosch University (SU) honoured 37 of the country’s most outstanding matric achievers on Tuesday evening at the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards for...

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A photo of SU students who are volunteer firefighters.

Media release

SU’s ‘mountain goats’ run toward the flames

While many students glance at their phones during lectures to check messages or social plans, a small group of Stellenbosch University (SU) volunteers monitor...

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