​Three researchers and two former postgraduate students from Stellenbosch University (SU) have been honoured by the South African Academy for Science and Arts for their contributions to science and the arts. The award winners are Prof...

Ever since the ban on tobacco products came into effect, people have been laughing at all the “ZOL" memes and videos doing the rounds. People are frustrated and many have resorted to making use of the black market to gain access to tobacco...

In yet another example of students pulling together in a time of need, fifth-year medical student Sibongumezi Mtshali has started a campaign to help students from underprivileged backgrounds buy data to access their online studies during...

A research project at Stellenbosch University (SU) that commenced in 2018, the centenary year of the Spanish Influenza, has gained much more relevance today with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, “Analysing the spread and...

The COVID-19 pandemic has damaged the mental well-being of many people. This damage may be hard to reverse without prompt action, argues Prof Soraya Seedat from the Department of Psychiatry in an opinion piece for News24. Read the complete...

The recipient of the CGW Schumann medal for the best postgraduate student in 2019 at SU's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Mr Willem Wilken, is already fronting up to a new challenge as he furthers his studies in the foreign...

​​​Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) is one of very few relationship therapy models with evidence of effectiveness in diverse cultural contexts. However, most of this research has been conducted in North American and European...

​​​​Dr Rizwana Roomaney, a lecturer in the Psychology Department at Stellenbosch University, has been selected as one of 51 black academics from across South Africa to participate in the Black Academics Advancement Programme in 2020. She is...

If COVID-19 was a war, our health workers would have been in the firing line. They are the ones bravely protecting us as South African citizens against a lethal but invisible enemy. Healthcare professionals, already stretched to the limits...

​29 May 2020Dear StudentAs a country we will soon move to risk level 3 and it is understandable that the recent announcement of this risk adjustment has resulted in additional questions for our students. Despite relaxing of the restrictions...