Senzakahle Mazibuko: Championing culture, building belonging
YOUTH MONTH
This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...
World Environment Day: Collective action needed to address key environmental issues
Plastic pollution, rethinking bioplastics waste, environmental governance, and ethical frameworks to manage water resources. These are the key environmental...
Siphumeze Tshongweni: Young sangoma offers a voice for others
YOUTH MONTH
This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...
Medicine and health
Stellenbosch University medical students launch SA's first transplant support unit at Tygerberg Hospital
A dedicated specialised support unit for organ donors – dubbed the “Life Pod" – will officially launch at Tygerberg Hospital on Wednesday, 4 June 2025. The...
Prof Elmi Muller receives honorary doctorate from Lund University
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...
Impact
Abigail Larsen: Social entrepreneur plans to change the world for good
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...
Future Professors Programme: More than just a capacity-building initiative
Dr Sanjeev Rambharose, a senior lecturer in the Department of Physiological Sciences, was selected to participate in the Future Professors Programme's (FPP)...
The role of ecotones in a changing world
In the plight of global environmental change, the study of ecotones is gaining traction in the scientific community.
Ecotones are spatially complex...
Brandall Swartz: Helping to open doors for other students
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' care the foundation of a child's development
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...
Menelaos Meli: Sparking SA's power revolution
Sivenathi Booi: Delivering outstanding returns
Strong crop of SU finalists to compete for 2025 NSTF/South32 Awards
As in previous years, Stellenbosch University (SU) will once again be well represented at the 2024/2025 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32...
TK Rathupetsane: Imagining a better future through science and fiction
YOUTH MONTH
This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are making a difference on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership...
Reading problem addressed in new book by Prof le Cordeur
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...
A journey from clinician to educator
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...
Academic Renewal – our shared journeys
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 on a journey through mathematical frontiers
Prof Florian Luca from the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 27 May...
Triple Crown, endorsed once again: The quiet power of accreditation at Stellenbosch Business School
In a world of rankings, metrics, and institutional prestige, few markers of excellence are more respected or more quietly transformative than international...
