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
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...
Engineering and technology
Engineering first-year among Top 10 innovators at YouthX Nedbank Awards
First-year Electrical and Electronic Engineering student Tumelo Mokoena was recently named among South Africa’s top 10 innovators at the 2025 YouthX Nedbank...
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...
Awards and milestones
SU honours top academics at Research and Innovation Excellence Awards
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) brightest minds gathered this week at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) for the 2025 Research and Innovation...
Engineering and technology
Engineering graduate wins global Forestry Innovation Prize
Stellenbosch University alumnus Christopher Erasmus, who graduated with a master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in March 2025, has been...
Media release
UNESCO Chairholder Dr. Darla K. Deardorff Awarded Prestigious JSPS Fellowship for Research and Engagement in Japan
Stellenbosch - Dr. Darla K. Deardorff, renowned expert in intercultural competence and UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competences at Stellenbosch University...
New Miss SA and SU alumna is passionate about education and speech therapy
Speech therapist and Stellenbosch University (SU) alumna, Qhawekazi Mazelani, was recently crowned as the new Miss South Africa. Now she is on a mission to be...
Media release
UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence Conference Inspires Global Dialogue and Youth Engagement in Rabat, Morocco
Rabat, Morocco – October 2, 2025 – The UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence at Stellenbosch University successfully hosted its flagship intercultural...