​While the Covid-19 pandemic might have caused major disruptions in higher education, it couldn't dent Stellenbosch University's (SU) reputation as one of the best tertiary institutions in the world. This is confirmed by the 2021 Times...

​​Reports in the media over the last few days (since 5 March 2021) highlighted various issues pertaining to the implementation of Stellenbosch University's current Language Policy (2016), and also the use of especially Afrikaans in...

Hannah Simba, a PhD candidate in Public Health (with the African Cancer Institute), has received the L'Oreal Sub-Saharan Africa Women in Science PhD Fellowship. Simba, who is currently working on her PhD study on the topic of oesophageal...

​Two talented postgraduate students at Stellenbosch University, Nyeleti Mabaso and Leanne Nortjé, won prestigious South Africa Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) recently. They received fellowships for their master's and doctoral degrees...

Stellenbosch University takes note of the urgent concerns of students regarding their NSFAS funding for 2021. All first-time entry students (FTEN) who have received confirmation of their NSFAS funding will be able to register. Returning...

With an estimated 5.6 trillion cigarette butts discarded every year, smoking has in more ways than one become one of the leading causes of environmental pollution in the world. Now a group of third year microbiology students from...

Stellenbosch University's Huis ten Bosch (HtB), which was damaged by a fire in 2019, has officially reopened. The student residence was transformed into a modern, fit-for-purpose residence, which will welcome 146 Matie students this year...

As one of Stellenbosch University's (SU) teaching fellows for the period 2021 to 2023, Dr Taryn Bernard says she is excited about the opportunities the fellowship will bring to her classroom practice and research goals. “The Teaching...

​Professor Thuli Madonsela, who holds Stellenbosch University's Law Trust Chair in Social Justice, has gifted R27 000 to #Action4Inclusion in celebration of the 27 Years of Democracy. Together with the Stellenbosch University (SU) Student...

​​Dear colleagues and students As the 2021 academic year officially gets going today ( 15 March 2021), I am pleased to bid you all a warm welcome! And I’m not alone in my excitement at having you back. This time, “town and gown” are joining...