​The Faculty of Theology commemorated the beginning of theological education in Stellenbosch when the first classes were conducted on 3 November 1859. The BNC facilitated a short but rigorous discussion of a topic that is relevant for our...

Tygerberg Hospital recently opened the doors to its first dedicated paediatric and neonatal operating theatre. This theatre, uniquely equipped for surgery on babies and children, was funded by Carte Blanche's Make A Difference Trust...

Enactus South Africa, in collaboration with Matie Community Service (MCS) in the Division for Social Impact, recently held an entrepreneurship workshop at Stellenbosch University (SU). Enactus is an international non-profit organisation...

The Vice-Rector Learning and Teaching, Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, hosted the First-Year Achievement Awards event for the top achieving first-year students of 2017. The event also highlights the role that the lecturer plays in these...

​A historic double in the Varsity Cup competition was the best gift possible from Maties Rugby to Stellenbosch University it its Centenary year. Maties Rugby won the Varsity Cup on Monday (16 April 2018) for the first time since 2010. Last...

Honours Field School report The Stellenbosch University Honours class of 2018 made the great trek (by overnight bus) up from the Cape to the exciting geology of the Kaapvaal craton. A total of twenty students from both the hard rock geology...

Professor Soon Nel, Professor of Management Accounting and Finance, and Deputy Director: Research of the School of Accountancy, presented his inaugural lecture on 10 May. He was introduced by Prof Ingrid Woolard, Dean of the Faculty of...

To celebrate the Centenary of Stellenbosch University, we have achieved yet another first by entering a charity team in the Cape Town Cycle Race, which took place on 11 March. Our Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Wim de Villiers, led...

​Stellenbosch University(SU) is doing its part to abide by the severe water restrictions and has successfully reduced its water consumption by 45% . The University has achieved this significant saving by implementing a wide range of...

At only five grams a newly-discovered dwarf bat from Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has now become Africa's smallest horseshoe bat. According to an article published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society recently...