New research has confirmed the extinction of 79 plants in South Africa's three biodiversity hotspots – namely the Cape Floristic Region, the Succulent Karoo, and the Maputuland-Pondoland-Albany corridor. According to a study published in...

​“A day of celebration – not only of our achievements and research excellence, but also the positive impact that we have on the world around us." This is how Prof Nico Gey van Pittius described the 63 rd Annual Academic Day (AAD) of the...

Ms Ellen Tise, Senior Director of the Library and Information Service, was an invited panellist in the Open Science and Library Infrastructures panel discussion at the first United Nations Open Science Conference held on 18-19 November 2019...

​​​​​The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has awarded a R7 million grant to Stellenbosch University (SU) under the category Sustainable Infrastructure for the campus-wide grey water project. Nadeem Gafieldien, Director of...

​​2 December 2019 Media stateme​​nt Fourie report: allegations against Rector unfounded Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, has been exonerated after an investigation into allegations that he had...

​The independent investigation by retired Judge Burton Fourie has been concluded and the Stellenbosch University (SU) Council this afternoon (2 December 2019) accepted his report ( click here for the full report). Rector and Vice-Chancellor...

​​Do you know your status? HIV is a virus that targets and alters the immune system, increasing the risk and impact of other infections and diseases. Without treatment, the infection might progress to an advanced disease stage called AIDS...

The Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University's the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences recently had cause to celebrate two extraordinary researchers. Professors Craig Kinnear and Novel Chegou both...

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) has declared that 2020 will be the year to drive transformation with a specific focus on disability inclusion. In celebration of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, SU's Rector and Vice...

For the past 50 years, Karel Williams has made his mark in and around the Welgevallen Experimental Farm in Stellenbosch. He was only fifteen years old when he started working there on 22 July 1969. At the end of December, the 65-year old...