Although the COVID-19 pandemic might have “overshadowed Stellenbosch University's Year for Persons with Disability a little bit", SU has been fully committed to broaden the accessibility of physical spaces and make people more aware of the...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) officially opened its Masiphumelele Centre on Thursday 31 August, signifying a significant milestone in the meaningful engagement between existing bursary donors and the recipients of their generosity, SU...

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) is part of a large international research trial testing one of the most promising Covid-19 vaccine candidates currently available. This vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) was developed by Oxford University in the...

​Monday (21 September) is the International Day of Peace. In opinion pieces for Daily Maverick and New24 respectively, Prof Lindy Heinecken (Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology) and Mr Craig Bailie (School for Security and...

Most people know that you can get rabies from a dog bite. But what about it is so scary and why are we so fearful about getting rabies? Are there other ways you can get the infection? Rabies is a fatal viral infection that damages the brain...

A team of international scientists, including three researchers affiliated with the Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB) at Stellenbosch University, came up with a new monitoring and reporting framework to help protect World...

21 September 2020 Dear colleagues and students Today marks the start of two new phases – the final term of the academic year, and level 1 of the national lockdown imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Along with the rest of the...

​​Four staff members from Stellenbosch University (SU) won prestigious awards on the 6 th of August 2020 for their contribution towards research and innovation management in Southern Africa at the annual DSI/SARIMA (Department of Science...

The Stellenbosch University (SU) Disability Unit has made it easier for staff and students to learn South African Sign Language (SASL) by making its SASL course available online for the next four weeks. The online offering of this popular...

Children appear to be less likely than adults to acquire the SARS-CoV-2 virus – and the virus looks different in children compared to how it manifests in adults. This was the overriding viewpoint of a webinar entitled Covid-Kids, which was...