As a first generation university student who had never imagined herself completing her studies at a prestigious institution like Stellenbosch University (SU), 25-year-old Kuhle Ndyondya says achieving her graduation dreams has propelled her...

The Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University has delivered its very first MSc-graduate in the new field of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Heléne Fouché will receive her degree, cum laude, at a virtual graduation ceremony on...

Professor Jimmy Volmink, Dean at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) recently welcomed the new batch first-year students and their parents to the Tygerberg Campus. “Today you are commencing a journey of transformation," said...

​​​Various changes and add-ons to the physical landscape of the campuses of Stellenbosch University (SU) will continue to appear over the next three years as several visual redress (VR) initiatives and the budget to implement them, were...

​Prof Peter Hesseling, former professor of Paediatric and Child Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), recently became the first African to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Society of...

While most teachers were still on holiday, the second cohorts of Advanced Diplomas in Education (ADEs) students came together in the Western and Northern Cape from 6 – 10 January for their first contact sessions of the new year. After...

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) welcomed an enthusiastic batch of first-years to an information session held at the Kruiskerk on Friday. The Faculty traditionally welcomes 1 550 newcomers every year. The students were...

​The Anti-GBV Movement SU presented a memorandum to the Rectorate of Stellenbosch University (SU) on 9 September 2019. Joint working groups have been set up to develop a systemic response to combat gender-based violence (GBV) and to address...

Applications for the 2024 Stellenbosch University (SU) Undergraduate Funding Opportunities open on Tuesday, 1 August 2023. The University encourages all current and prospective undergraduate students to apply for SU-managed internal and...

​WORLD PARKINSON'S DISEASE DAY – 11 APRIL 2016 Stellenbosch University researchers have uncovered that the genetic causes of Parkinson's disease are different in local populations which might also require novel home-grown treatment...