​​Representatives of Stellenbosch University's (SU) first-generation programme, SOAR, have been invited to highlight innovations in creating a transformative student experience at the European First Year Experience Conference to be held in...

​​​​With reference to recent articles pertaining to Stellenbosch alumni and the Stellenbosch University (SU) Convocation, as well as a statement circulated by the Executive Committee of the Convocation, SU must point out various factual...

​​17 March 2023​​Proposed adjustment of gender placement ratio at SU residences on main campus in keeping with national and global trendsDear colleagues and students​Over the past two decades, the percentage of female students at...

​​​Various technologies such as tracking tags, CCTV and thermal cameras, Wireless Sensor Networks, mobile apps and drones are being used in anti-poaching operations for intelligence and communications to protect wildlife. However, these...

The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) has elected Dr Nicky Newton-King as its new Chair. This follows the untimely death of the former Chair, Mr Ainsley Moos, on 31 January 2023. Dr Newton-King, Vice-Chair at the time, acted as Chair...

Gregor Feierabend, a postgraduate student in mathematics and computer science at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded a Gates Cambridge scholarship to pursue his MPhil in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge. The Gates...

​It is with great sorrow that we mourn the passing of Prof. Jens Kossmann. He was an early pioneer of the use of molecular biology to study plant metabolism. His work both as a Ph.D student at the Institut für Genbiologische Forchung...

​​​Professor Guy Midgley, Interim Director of Stellenbosch University's School for Climate Studies, has been awarded an A-rating by the National Research Foundation (NRF) reflecting peer-recognition of his international leadership in earth...

​As another year draws to a close, we reflect again on how far we have come and look towards the future to what we would like to achieve in 2024. Over the past year, there have been many highlights, of which the biggest one is probably that...

​Gone are the days of wearing masks and isolating in South African schools. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted problems in the education system that cannot be forgotten and which must be attended to. ​'COVID, crisis and...