​With university education becoming more expensive, we should start looking at online courses to lower fees, writes Dr Hannes Smit of the Department of Philosophy in an opinion piece published in Business Day on Wednesday (24 August 2016)...

VIVUS August issue - read about the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' innovation, engagement and excellence. ​ Latest issue of the Faculty newsletter includes articles on: New training laboratory boosts skills development in Africa...

S'coolBeans, a nutritious chocolate spread containing sweet potato and sugar beans, came second in the international Food Science Students Fighting Hunger product development competition. The low-cost spread is the brain child of a group of...

Alumni - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Dr Willie Visser, a dermatologist at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded the L'Oréal African Hair & Skin research grant for research on acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN). "African skin and hair diseases have been neglected for years...

Postgraduate students registered at Stellenbosch University (SU) are invited to apply for positions as part-time consultants at the SU Language Centre´s Writing Laboratory. These positions are available for 2017. Preference will be given to...

As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Luné Smith.​At 19, Luné Smith doesn’t even know what she...

Balancing her studies with her career as Paralympic cyclist has been a greater challenge for Stellenbosch Sport Ambassador Roxy Burns (27) than coping with her disability. Roxy, who is busy with her honours degree in Education at...

​As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Annemarie Wust. Annemarie Wust dreams of living in a...

Prof Johan Fourie, Associate Professor in Economics; Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics, was elected as Council Member of Stellenbosch University for the period 01 September 2016 to 31 August 2018, during...