Opinion and features
World Diabetes Day: Workplaces, community-oriented primary care can curb diabetes
World Diabetes Day was observed on 14 November. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences argue that well-designed...
Engineering and technology
Prof Arnold Rix advances renewable energy technologies for a low-carbon future
Prof Arnold Rix from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural...
Media release
Pan-African Parliament adopts continent’s first Model Law on Sustainable Soil Management
Africa has taken a historic step forward for sustainable development, food security and environmental protection when the Pan-African Parliament (PAP)...
Opinion and features
Universities building Africa's next generation of employers — one entrepreneur at a time
African Universities Day is celebrated on 12 November every year. In an opinion piece for University World News, Anita Nel, Chief Director: Innovation and...
Engineering and technology
Prof Bernard Bekker wants to help plan SA's future power system
Prof Bernard Bekker from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his...
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...
Media release
SU strengthens ties with Université Paris-Saclay during high-level French visit
Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted a high-level delegation from the Paris Region (Île-de-France) as part of a broader regional mission to South Africa...
Media release
‘A perfect match’: SU hosts Bavarian delegation to power innovation
If you were in Stellenbosch earlier this week and noticed a motorcade with flashing blue lights sweeping down Ryneveld Street, you were witnessing history in...
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...
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Local, lekker and affordable – SU students develop innovative food delivery app
Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students have found a way to tackle food insecurity, support local food vendors, and improve access to affordable meals — all...
Media release
Urgent action needed to support children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
In South Africa, thousands of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are being left behind because they are not identified early enough to...
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...