​PhD-graduates in Chemistry and Polymer Science dominated the stage during the Faculty of Science's April 2022 graduation ceremony this week. For the 2021 academic year, the Faculty of Science awarded a grand total of 820 degrees – of which...

Stellenbosch University MSc graduate Carla de Beer is on a mission to change perspectives about pigeon peas, one of the world's many so-called “orphan crops". She is doing it, quite literally, one falafel at a time, and has even written an...

​​​Graduate Thembalethu (Themba) Seyisi realised that his law degree would not only allow him to keep criminals off the street but could in fact help him change the world.Seyisi (22), a recipient of the 2021 Rector's Award for Excellence in...

​​​​​Renowned South African writer, poet and activist Diana Ferrus was awarded an honorary doctorate by Stellenbosch University (SU) at its autumn graduation this week. She received the degree Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), honoris causa, on...

Graduating with her PhD in Social Work from Stellenbosch University (SU) yesterday (6 April), Priscalia Khosa was not only celebrating her academic achievement but also her victory over numerous personal challenges and obstacles to reach...

​​Kenyan family physician Dr Gulnaz Mohamoud is a trailblazer in her field. In 2009 she was the first woman in East Africa to obtain a Master's degree in Family Medicine. This month she will become the first family physician in East Africa...

​At its annual strategic planning towards the end of January, SU International's Centre for Collaboration in Africa (CCA) chose as its motto for the year “Inspiring African collaboration". This the Centre will achieve, among others, through...

Stellenbosch University (SU) is proud to be the quality assurer of the International Secondary Certificate (ISC), a new school-leaving qualification developed and offered by the international arm of the Independent Examinations Board (IEB)...

​​​​​​​The decades-long research into HIV vaccines laid the groundwork that enabled the rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines. Now we need to speed up work in the HIV vaccine field. So says Prof Glenda Gray, chief executive and president...

​​​Maties Sport recently prioritised the upgrade of sports facilities at the Tygerberg campus. This is in line with the strategic objective of providing access to a diverse recreation and active lifestyle programme for students, staff and...