Welcome to Stellenbosch University
"Forward together. Sonke siya phambili".
Spring has sprung and Stellenbosch University is celebrating something new, a budding and exciting digital reawakening. Like an acorn quietly holding the promise of a mighty oak, our brand-new website is full of potential, ready to grow and expand in the months ahead. This journey began several years ago, when we planted the seed for a reimagined online presence - and now it is branching and shooting leaves.
This first phase is just the beginning. You will see a fresh design, a responsive and user-focused experience and intuitive ways to explore our institutional information. But not every branch will be there yet. Some pages, features and sections will still be growing – refined and added to over time. Like great trees, our website will not grow overnight. But from day one, it has been designed to be accessible and welcoming and to develop into something truly exceptional.
We invite you to explore, engage and grow with us.
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Top stories
Discover stories of our pursuit of impactful solutions, building learning communities that leverage the latest technologies, and our exceptional people.
Opinion and features
South Africa’s organ shortage: Time to act
World Kidney Day is marked each year on 12 March. In an opinion piece for the Weekend Argus, Prof Yazied Chothia from the Division of Nephrology writes that a...
Media release
New African species confirms evolutionary origin of magic mushrooms
A long-standing debate about the evolutionary origin of the world’s most widely cultivated “magic mushroom” – Psilocybe cubensis – may now have been settled by...
Media release
SU part of global team delivering landmark G20 digital agenda analysis
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Policy Innovation Lab is part of an international partnership that has formally handed over a landmark policy report tracing the...
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...
Research and Innovation
Stellenbosch University will be Africa's leading research-intensive university, globally recognised as excellent, inclusive and innovative, where we advance knowledge in service of society.
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