​In May this year, Tygerberg Hospital became one of only a few centres worldwide to offer a highly specialised type of corneal transplant that replaces only a thin layer, instead of the whole cornea. Dr Leonard Heydenrych with the Faculty...

​​In its centenary year, staff and students of Stellenbosch University (SU) will again celebrate International Mandela Day with various projects and initiatives. Activities kick off in the week of 18 July, but the majority will take place...

​Peter Mayekiso and Samson Msemme Setona, residents of Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, were amongst the first political prisoners to be taken to Robben Island where they both served time for political activities associated with the Pan African...

Writers can now submit works for the fourth SU Woordfees Short Story collection, which will be launched at the 2019 SU Woordfees. Du Toitskloof Wines are once again the sponsors of the R30 000 prize money for the winning short story. One of...

Two members of the Maties Cycling Club – Max Sullivan (Master's degree: Public Administration) and Jacques Lloyd (BAcc) – will be representing University Sports South Africa at the World University Cycling Championships (WUCC) in Portugal...

A total of 57 graduates from the University of Villa Clara in Cuba received their medical degrees at the 9th Cuban Trained Medical Doctors Graduation Ceremony hosted by Stellenbosch University (SU) on behalf of the South African Department...

“Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people." It was with these wise...

The following article by Daniel B le Roux of USB was published by The Conversation on 17 July 2018. (To read the original article in The Conversation, click here​ .) Businesses around the world are cottoning on to the value of transferring...

“My life has been changed forever! Now I am motivated to work even harder. Thank you for awarding me this bursary. I will not disappoint you."​ This note of gratitude from an MB,ChB II student is just one example of the impact the Ithemba...

​​A performance by the Stellenbosch University Choir is all it took to convince Sarah Schoolmann to study at Stellenbosch. The German student came across the choir on the internet and, enchanted by the melodic voices, decided that...