​Exam postponement decision followed unified student leadership structures request and was supported by faculties The decision by Stellenbosch University to postpone examinations for a week followed an unprecedented, unified request from...

​The tenth Library Research Week – an annual flagship event of Stellenbosch University's (SU) Library and Information Service which was held from 16–20 May 2022 – was well received and a culmination of SU's commitment to building the...

​​National Children's Day is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of November (on 4 November in 2023). In an opinion piece for News24, Dr Chris Jones (Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology / Unit for Moral Leadership)...

​Due to the pandemic, South African school children have missed at least three-quarters of a school year in the past two calendar years. That has had a considerable impact on how much they could learn and affected children in different...

​​An MSc dissertation on marine mammal speciation and the role of historical climate change in this process earned Amoré Malan from Stellenbosch University the prestigious Junior Captain Scott Memorial Medal. This medal is awarded annually...

​​The International Day of Biological Diversity was celebrated on Sunday 22 May. In opinion pieces for the media, Prof Michael Samways and PhD student Ancois de Villiers from the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology emphasise...

In a historic achievement, not one, but two scientists associated with Stellenbosch University (SU) – Prof Tulio de Oliveira and Dr Sikhulile Moyo – have been selected for this year's TIME 100 Most Influential People list. This annual list...

​​​​​The UNESCO Chair in Complex Systems and Transformative African Futures has been awarded to two Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers, Associate Professor Rika Preiser and Tanja Hichert, who are based at the Centre for Sustainability...

Melany le Roux manages the Security Systems and Intelligence department at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Campus Security. She and her team work around the clock to support the campus community with any security-related concerns. As we...

​​​​The potential economic impact of the polyphagous shot hole borer in South Africa amounts to a whopping R275 billion over the next ten years, and municipalities will have to bear the brunt of this cost if nothing is done to stem the tide...