Awards and milestones
Department of Modern Foreign Languages hosts prestigious 2025 Naspers Chinese Language Awards
The Department of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) held its annual Naspers Awards Ceremony on 13 November at...
Awards and milestones
Prof Lindy Heinecken receives the Morris Janowitz Career Achievement Award for her stellar career in military fraternity
- What does this award mean to an outstanding academic and professional in the military fraternity?
Receiving the Morris Janowitz Career Achievement Award is a...
Campus life
New thinking in Faculty about SU’s past and future
By Desmond Thompson
When a study on “Age- and education-related effects on cognitive functioning in Coloured South African women” was published in 2019, it...
Awards and milestones
The University of Venda appoints Stellenbosch University alumnus Professor Fulufhelo (Fulu) Netswera as Vice Chancellor Research and Postgraduate Studies
Fulufhelo is a Development Sociology graduate of 2005 at Stellenbosch University. He says that his doctoral experience at Stellenbosch under the supervision of...
Arts, languages and social sciences
UN Expert Panel co-chaired by Crest, Dr Heide Hackmann releases latest report on Climate and SDG’s synergies
On 24-25 September 2025, the Third Global Report on Climate and SDG Synergies (2025), prepared by the Expert Group including our very own Crest, Dr Heide...
Opinion and features
Multilingualism breaks down language barriers
Mother-tongue instruction and learner success, investment in African languages, the voices of young people in multilingual education, and English dominating the...
Institutional news
SU leads continent in research output, new QS ranking shows
If the inaugural QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings (WUR): Sub-Saharan Africa is anything to go by, Stellenbosch University (SU) is well on its...
Institutional news
SU features among leading higher education institutions globally in several subject areas
As the new academic year approaches, it’s welcome news that Stellenbosch University (SU) continues to feature among the leading higher education institutions...
Awards and milestones
Two young SU scientists recognised for excellence in their respective fields
Two scientists from Stellenbosch University (SU) have been inaugurated as members of the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS).
Dr Phila Msimang and Dr...
Arts, languages and social sciences
Literary giants probe writing, power and belonging in Chancellor’s Lecture
What, truly, is the meaning of the Nobel Prize for Literature? Who – writer, nation, language or market – does it finally serve? Might it be time, as JM Coetzee...
Arts, languages and social sciences
Language Day reflects on multilingual mindset as the centre of student success
Multilingualism at Stellenbosch University (SU) has a rich and unique history, deeply rooted in the South African context. It is also central to the University...