​​​Prof Ronelle Burger, a professor of Economics at Stellenbosch University, delivered her inaugural lecture with the title Amplifying the voices of our communities, on 20 August 2019. Prof Burger's research examines why vulnerable...

Young women and leadership YOUTH leadership should not be a reserve for challenging times but should be consistent and cultivated from a young age. This was the message from former Stellenbosch University (SU) student and youth leader Farai...

Two chemists from Stellenbosch University, Prof Peter Mallon and Prof Willem van Otterlo, have been elected President and Vice-President of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI) respectively. This means that a postgraduate student...

At the recent Southern African Transport Conference (SATC) at the CSIR in Pretoria, Mr Johann van Rensburg, Logistics lecturer at Stellenbosch University, was honoured with the award for Best Paper by a Young Professional (under 35). His...

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...