​​​​​​Diabetic eye disease (diabetic retinopathy) is one of the leading causes of blindness globally and treatment can be quite expensive, especially in low and middle-income countries, including South Africa. But, there's hope for people...

The year 2018 at the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB) at Stellenbosch University was another busy and productive year. One of the core functions of the IPB is to train students. In this regard, research work completed during 2018...

An interest in the discovery of new drugs to combat the scourge of infectious diseases in Malawi, has inspired Dr Collins Edward Jana since 2008 to persist in his efforts to finally obtain a PhD in Biochemistry from Stellenbosch University...

​Dr Obvious Mapiye is convinced that his childhood experience with animal and crop farming on a smallholding laid the foundation for his current achievements, which includes completing his doctoral studies and conceptualising the creation...

The March graduation ceremonies at Stellenbosch University (SU) concluded the 2015 academic year, and it is now clear that two significant academic records have been set: the most qualifications to be awarded in an academic year, 7 857, and...

Two researchers in the Faculty of Science, Prof. Bert Klumpermann and Prof. Leon Dicks, were honoured for outstanding academic achievement when they both received a Chancellor's Award at Stellenbosch University's last graduation ceremony...

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Dr Taboka Chalebgwa has won the AIMS-Fields-Perimeter Africa postdoctoral fellowship, which offers him a one-year postdoctoral position at the prestigious Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences...

​ In keeping with the intent of Stellenbosch University (SU) of producing thought leaders for the future, students are now able to receive recognition for accredited co-curricular learning on their academic transcript at their graduation...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) is at the forefront of efforts to establish a continental body that will highlight issues such as student recruitment, admission, registration and curriculum management at African universities. Registrars and...

​​​Antoinette van der Hoven received her master's degree in Language Teaching at the Faculty of Education's graduation in March and she enjoyed her studies so much that she plans to start her doctorate in 2024. "I want to encourage people...