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​Prof James Warwick, Executive Head of the Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at...

YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

Community members, alumni, academics and students gathered last week to honour the life and legacy of Walter Parry at the second annual Walter Parry Memorial...

In 2019, Stellenbosch University's (SU) Central Analytical Facilities – which provides advanced scientific testing, analytical instrumentation, and research...

Dressed in his maroon blazer, Reagan Johnson is a familiar figure at SU – quick with a smile, always ready with a sharp comment, and known for his unwavering...

​​On 30 May 2025, two students from Stellenbosch University (SU), Taaraa Lakay and Ashiquah Norodien, showcased their talent and cultural insight at the South...

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), in collaboration with the Centre for the Advancement of Social Impact and Transformation (CASIT)...

Ten years ago, university campuses across South Africa broke out in protest under the #FeesMustFall campaign. On Friday 16 May 2025, the Stellenbosch University...

​The ocean economy opens the ocean to entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors; to small and medium enterprises; and to markets across Africa and beyond. With...

YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

​The 13th annual Library Research Week at Stellenbosch University (SU) opened with a call to reimagine the purpose of academic inquiry in a world in need of...

​​Prof Robbie Pott from the Department of Chemical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on...

Stellenbosch University (SU) will be the first university in South Africa to house a hyperspectral core imaging system thanks to a generous donation from Anglo...

YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

​​Plastic pollution, rethinking bioplastics waste, environmental governance, and ethical frameworks to manage water resources. These are the key environmental...

YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

A dedicated specialised support unit for organ donors – dubbed the “Life Pod" – will officially launch at Tygerberg Hospital on Wednesday, 4 June 2025. The...

Professor Elmi Muller, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of...

In a country where youth unemployment remains one of the highest in the world and poverty continues to limit opportunity, Abigail Larsen is building a solution...

Dr Sanjeev Rambharose, a senior lecturer in the Department of Physiological Sciences, was selected to participate in the Future Professors Programme's (FPP)...

​​​In the plight of global environmental change, the study of ecotones is gaining traction in the scientific community.

Ecotones are spatially complex...

​​YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

​Parents must be supported to provide nurturing care to their children. Providing nurturing care does not only mean ensuring that they are healthy and well...

​As in previous years, Stellenbosch University (SU) will once again be well represented at the 2024/2025 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32...

​YOUTH MONTH

This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are making a difference on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...

​​​​​​​​Prof Michael le Cordeur's book 'Reading for Comprehension was launched on 20 May and is published by Naledi. The low standard of reading and...

Mr Adnil Titus has been a lecturer in the Division of Physiotherapy at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for over 15 years. His...

A mini symposium on Academic Renewal was hosted by the office of the Vice Dean of Teaching and Learning on Wednesday 7 May 2025. For the past three years there...

​​Prof Florian Luca from the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 27 May...

In a world of rankings, metrics, and institutional prestige, few markers of excellence are more respected or more quietly transformative than international...

Recentl...

When Prof. Stan du Plessis, Stellenbosch University's Chief Operating Officer, enters a room or steps onto a stage, he fills it. Then follows that familiar warm...

Dear Colleagues of the RC Operations and Finance,

This is my final newsletter as Responsibility Centre Head for Operations and Finance and as Chief Operating...

​The national Housing Act should be amended to address mass unlawful land occupation in South Africa. This is according to Dr Tanveer Jeewa from the Department...

​​The unveiling of a permanent installation honouring the late science teacher Walter Parry at the Old Lückhoff School in Stellenbosch on 22 May marked a deeply...

Stellenbosch University (SU) and HyperionDev, Southern Africa's leading technology education provider, expanded their partnership with launching a Generative...

​"Stan cares about our institution immensely, and it is this love for Stellenbosch University which has driven his passion for the operations, and especially...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) honoured its most impactful lecturers at the annual ROCTAS Awards, held recently at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study...

​When third-year medical student, Patience Phoshoko, was chosen to represent South Africa at the Asia Youth International Model United Nations, 2025, it was, in...

​The struggle of military widows, higher education's role in Africa, the rights and welfare of children, academic xenophobia, and the value of African languages...

​Published in May to commemorate Workers' Day, our annual #dayinthelife series spotlights our staff at Stellenbosch University (SU). This year, we highlight...

When Wildré Kok speaks about her role as Office Manager to Dean Prof Elmi Muller at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, her passion for organisation...

Associate Professor George Nel, from the School of Accountancy, is making a meaningful impact through...