World Cancer Day every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). They look to raise worldwide awareness, improve education and catalyse personal, collective and government action...

“Develop strategies to find the best solution for a problem –there is no one-size-fits-all answer." – Nomvo Kasolo, BScHons in Geology Nomvo Kasolo obtained a BSc in Earth Science from Stellenbosch University in 2019. She subsequently...

Dr Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), inspired hope for economic growth in South Africa and reiterated the importance of an independent SARB during a public lecture on Wednesday evening (06 March 2019)...

When Francisca Darkoh applied for yet another bursary to support her postgraduate studies in physiological sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU) last year, she had no idea that the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship, administered by the Mandela...

Nominations for a new chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) are to open on 14 August 2019. An electoral college, consisting of members of Council, members of the Executive Committee of Senate and the President and the Vice-President of...

​​One current and two former Maties are among the 200 notable South Africans under the age of 35 featured in the Mail & Guardian's annual edition of Young South Africans. The 2016 edition was published in the Mail &Guardian on Friday (24...

​Mr Riccardo Swanepoel was awarded Stellenbosch University's (SU) Chancellor's Medal for 2016, yesterday (7 December) during the graduation ceremony of the Faculties of AgriSciences and Engineering. This is the highest honour the University...

Two academics of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Professors Ronel du Preez and Servaas van der Berg, were honoured with Stellenbosch University's highest award, the Chancellor's Award, at the December graduation ceremony...

​​Muofhe Tshibalanganda, an analyst at the CAF CT Scanner Unit, won first prize for best MSc presentation at the Imaging with Radiation (IMGRAD) 2021 virtual conference which took place from 4-5 August. The title of her presentation was...

​​Eight members of the Department of Soil Science attended the Combined Congress 2024 of the Soil and Crop Science Societies of South Africa held at Wilderness Hotel on 23-25 January 2024. Two of our postgraduate students received Soil...