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A photo of National Science and Technology Forum/South32 Awards.
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Institutional news

Four SU finalists in running for SA’s prestigious ‘Science Oscars’

Four finalists from Stellenbosch University (SU) will represent the institution at the 2025/2026 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32 Awards...
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A photo of Fazdai Zonke, taken by Vuyokazi Tyeku.

Institutional news

Fadzai sets her sights on a global career

Growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe, Fadzai Priscilla Zonke never imagined she would one day pursue a career in Animal Science. At school, mathematics was her...

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A photo of Lloyd Phillips, taken by Karen Winter.

Institutional news

Lloyd talks purpose, resilience and finding his path

For Stellenbosch University (SU) alumnus Lloyd Phillips, Youth Day has always carried personal meaning. Born on 16 June 2002, he marks his birthday on the day...

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From left at the launch of the Unity Movement Collection at the Stellenbosch University Library on 22 May 2026 are Basil Brown, Leslie van Rooi,  Ellen Tise, Pakama Ncume,  Shaun Viljoen, Allan Zinn, Mickey Titus, Felicity Titus, Nico Koopman, Lungisile Ntsebeza,  Mimi Seyffert-Wirth, Lincoln Jacobs and Denise Zinn.

Events

New archive at SU sheds light on overlooked liberation history

A major archive documenting one of South Africa’s most influential – yet often overlooked – liberation traditions has found a home at Stellenbosch University...

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Celebrating Excellence in Teaching-Learning-Assessment

Awards and milestones

Top lecturers take centre stage at TLA celebration

An accomplished audience recently gathered at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) for Stellenbosch University’s (SU) annual “Celebrating...

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Ghana delegation at SU

Media release

Stellenbosch University shares smart campus sustainability insights with Ghana energy delegation

A team from the Ghana Energy Commission recently visited South Africa to share knowledge about Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), smart energy systems, and...

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Dr Panashe Chigumadzi, a historian and writer, was the speaker at Stellenbosch University’s  8th Annual Africa Day Lecture.

Events

‘A crime does not rot’: Africa Day lecture calls for radical slavery reparations

 

The enslavement of black Africans was a “world-breaking crime” that continues to shape global inequality, sovereignty and power today – and now is the time to...

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