The 2025 Summer School programme, which showcases the world-class, often ground-breaking research done by the university’s scholars, is an exemplar of excellence in research and in teaching and learning. The 2025 programme is emblematic of outstanding scholarship and intellectual rigour, presented by staff, post-graduate students, past and retired university staff, as well as thought leaders, authors, luminaries and scholars from South Africa and across the world, many with deep ties to the university.