When Francisca Darkoh applied for yet another bursary to support her postgraduate studies in physiological sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU) last year, she had no idea that the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship, administered by the Mandela...

Navigating mentally demanding studies and physical sport as a student-athlete is tough. Even tougher, though, is the transition into a life after graduation with or without sport, especially for women. A few of the complexities of this...

Dear colleagues and students Getting vaccinated a priority Let me share some feedback from a scheduled meeting of Stellenbosch University's (SU) Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC) on Friday, 27 August 2021. COVID-19 As...

The more we discover about the human gut microbiome and the gut-brain axis, the more questions arise concerning the influence that trillions of microorganisms have on the development of mental disorders and serious diseases such as cancer...

A special graduation ceremony took place at the Brandvlei Correctional Centre just outside Worcester on Thursday (23 October 2025). Friends, families, and lecturers gathered to celebrate the graduates of the Ubuntu Learning Community...

In 2016, 293 Grade 12 learners attended supplementary tuition as part of the HOPE@Maties programme in Mathematics, Accounting and Physical Sciences in the Western and Northern Cape. This programme is a first opportunity university...

Trueman Goba, industry leader, mentor of young engineers and champion of the transformation of the engineering profession in South Africa, received the degree Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, from Stellenbosch University on 20...

​Michelle Nell, a visually impaired postgraduate student at Stellenbosch University (SU), will remember the fifth April graduation ceremony of 2019 for a long time as her retired guide dog will be walking with her onto the podium when she...

​Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Research Chair in Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University (SU), received an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University in Grahamstown on Friday (12 April 2019). This was...

​“Feeling hungry makes you feel inferior to the people around you. It affects your concentration. You start to look for ways to find food. I don't think students should be worrying about food. Students should be students." Two years ago...