​It is astounding how fervently many children with severe disabilities and little or no speech communicate, even though they cannot speak. “People often don't observe how much communication takes place without speech," says Dr Martha Geiger...

​​The election of the 2017/18 Students' Representative Council (SRC) has been successfully concluded with the announcement of the newly elected campus leaders. This year a total of 4 119 students voted on the Saldanha, Tygerberg and...

​​​The Tygerberg Student Council (TSR), recently held the annual prestige Honours Dinner, where outstanding students were awarded with colours in the categories of Academics and Leadership, in accordance with the TSR constitution The...

​At the helm of the Division tasked with fundraising, Karen Bruns, Senior Director of Development & Alumni Relations, is used to taking the heat – especially in today's economic climate. But this trained lawyer, former marketing director...

The recently crowned SA U23 cross-country champion, Maties Cycling's Frankie du Toit, will leave for Australia on her 20 th birthday – 2 September – to compete in the UCI MTB World Championships in Cairns. This trip became a reality after...

As we celebrate Casual Day (1 September) with people with disabilities, we should make sure that we pay equal attention to the different disabilities that people may have, writes Dr Marcia Lyner-Cleophas of the Disability Unit at...

“Well done to all of you. I'm very proud of you and it's a pleasure to work with all of you. It is a particular source of pride for me that our researchers are so productive." With these words, the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch...

On 11 September, Prof Calie Pistorius will deliver a lecture on Technological innovation: Managing the strategic business impact, opportunities and risks presented by emerging technologies. The lecture will address the management of...

​​Students are fellow travellers on Stellenbosch University (SU)'s journey of inclusivity and of building a community for all. This was the message of the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of SU Prof Wim de Villiers to student leaders in the...

​The recipient of the 2017 CGW Schumann medal for the best postgraduate student in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences will leave for England later in September to further his studies at Oxford University. Lewis McLean, who...