Emeritus Professor Wim de Villiers, who recently stepped down as Rector and Vice Chancellor at Stellenbosch University (SU), will be continuing his journey with the institution in a new capacity as Fundraising and Strategic Projects Lead...

​​The Faculty of Science takes pleas​ure in welcoming Mr Mbuso Dludlu as its new director of faculty management from 1 April 2025. He will be taking over the reins from Ms Mariétta van den Worm who has held the position for the past 25...

The numerous challenges in global health, such as climate change and disease, transcend national boundaries, and no single university or research group can solve these alone. What's needed is a multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary and...

​Many parents in the Cape Metropole, especially those in lower-income areas, are deeply concerned about the safety of their children when they travel to school. A new study conducted by researchers from the Department of Civil Engineering...

With their 600 km cycle challenge completed, Stellenbosch University (SU) lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz and her team of cyclists have their eyes trained on the ultimate finish line – raising at least R100 000 for science students in need. They...

​A new sculpture titled Dinkbeeld: Smeltkroes (in English Crucible) was recently unveiled in front of the Endler Hall on Victoria Street at Stellenbosch University (SU). Cast in patinated bronze, the work was created by renowned South...

​Beatriz Villacañas didn't imagine her academic journey would one day lead her to the oak-lined avenues of Stellenbosch. Yet when she walks across campus, explores the town by bicycle, or settles into a restaurant after teaching Spanish to...

​​​The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated annually on 11 February. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Sibusiso Moyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, writes...

A North-South partnership between the Genomic Surveillance Unit (GSU) at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (SU), has received approximately R8,7 million in...

DLTE Teaching-Learning-Assessment Seminar You are invited to attend the first quarterly ​​Teaching-Learning-Assessment seminar of 2025, offered by the Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement (DLTE): ​​ Speaker:  Prof. Lis Lange...