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Stellenbosch University (SU) recently received an international Gold Quill Award of Merit from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)...

An effective research security approach cannot simply be a list of prohibitions. It must be a thoughtful, risk-based framework that acknowledges our unique...

South Africans celebrated Freedom Day on 27 April. In an opinion piece for the Cape Argus, Dr Gibson Ncube from the Department of Modern Foreign Languages draws...

A new special issue of the journal Development Southern Africa brings together leading South African researchers, policymakers and practitioners to confront one...

Lindsay Gurnell is currently pursuing a master’s degree in political science at SU. She is particularly interested in political behaviour and democratic...

Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His research focuses on the political history...

Three Stellenbosch University (SU) alumni are among the winners of the South African Academy of Science and Arts’ prestigious Academy Awards for 2026.

The...

Karabo Mangena is an African democracy essayist and Futures Researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), where she works at the...

Justice Rammaka Steven Mathopo of the Constitutional Court delivered the 20th Annual Human Rights Lecture at Stellenbosch University (SU) on 16 April 2026...

Prof Ursula van Beek is the founding director of the Centre for Research on Democracy (CREDO) at SU’s Department of Political Science. She was born in Poland...

Sandra Mbatha, Coordinator in Stellenbosch University’s Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) Division, believes running, cycling, or even a simple walk is...

World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated annually on 21 April. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Sara Grobbelaar from the Department of...

A team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council have, for the first time, successfully edited the DNA of a woody...

Twelve months is not a long time in the life of a university. But it is long enough to set a tone and, perhaps more importantly, to set a direction.

For Prof...

In recent years, the number of claims for damages against the state for harm caused by medical malpractice has grown. The values of these claims have also...

Mr Bernard Fick, an independent non-executive director of companies, was elected as the Chair of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Council at a scheduled meeting...

It is not every day one sees a university venue that full at 08:00 on a Saturday, especially with students keen to talk about community engagement. “This must...

There are certain truths that are difficult to sit with. Student hunger is one of them. Hunger among students is not a new issue and it does not occur by...

Growing up in the Cape Town township of Mfuleni, a career in science felt light years away, says Sibulele Tonisi. But last week (Tuesday, 24 March) he graduated...

When teenage pregnancy and early parenting felt like a double-edged sword, Noku Katom made a life-changing decision: She would “go and fetch herself”.

This week...

Stellenbosch University (SU) has once again demonstrated its growing role as a partner in strengthening public leadership in South Africa, as several high...

Speaking to the Cape Town Press Club last week, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor, reflected on his first year...

“Coming from a rural background should never limit one’s aspirations. What matters most is not where you come from, but where you want to go and what you are...

At 67, Dr Retha Smit is living proof that you’re never too old to learn. A lifelong learner, Smit received her PhD in psychiatry from Stellenbosch University...

For Dr Daniella Moore, the final stretch of her PhD in Mathematics at Stellenbosch University (SU) became something she could not have anticipated – a test not...

In the early hours of 4 December 2024 in Kimberley, far from home and in the middle of a football tournament where she represented Stellenbosch University (SU)...

Dr Tjaart Johannes van der Walt, regarded as a pioneer of digital banking on the African continent, was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater...

Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to pioneering South African social scientist and epidemiologist Dr Olive Shisana on Thursday (26...

The Blackenberg twins’ journey with Stellenbosch University (SU) began in high school – and this week, they graduated together from the same faculty.

Born in...

Blessed Muyanga came to Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2022 in pursuit of a science degree and a sense of independence. He never imagined he would become the...

Growing up in the village of Magoro in Limpopo, Xichavo Irvin Makhubele was raised in a home where generations lived side by side, and where the rhythms of...

In 2019, a group of Stellenbosch University (SU) academics walked into a classroom at Lückhoff High School in Stellenbosch to demonstrate life sciences...

In the early 1980’s a young medical student’s dreams came crashing down. As an activist protesting the injustices of apartheid, Patricia Grace Rorich was...

Caitlin Leigh Sampson’s academic journey has not only been marked by profound loss, but also by extraordinary endurance. Despite significant physical and...

Long before Casey-Lee Anthony ever dreamt of studying at Stellenbosch University (SU), she was already imagining herself as part of the media world.

In primary...

Nobel laureate Prof Abdulrazak Gurnah received an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday (23 March 2026) at the institution’s March...

The West Coast town of Atlantis is often associated with poverty, unemployment, gang violence and drug abuse. But it's also a place of achievers. Of people the...

Growing up in Steenberg on the Cape Flats, Elana Ryklief learned early that resilience and determination were essential tools for navigating life. Years later...

For more than three decades, Sunelle Hanekom worked behind the scenes – organising, supporting and managing processes to ensure that others could succeed. Now...

What began as a quiet hobby during moments of pain has taken flight into a powerful academic journey for Stellenbosch University (SU) graduate Annie de Villiers...

As South Africa heads towards elections within the next year, citizens should be asking a simple but urgent question: What kind of leaders are we choosing?

This...

More than 3 600 graduands will cross the stage next week as Stellenbosch University (SU) confers degrees, diplomas and certificates during its March graduation...

When Louis du Preez arrived at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 1990, it was his first visit to the town. Fresh from completing his compulsory military service...

Stellenbosch University (SU) had the rare honour of hosting Hon Dr Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Kasturba and Mahatma Gandhi, for the fourth session (17 March)...

Robben Island is mostly associated with the suffering, brutality and isolation endured by political prisoners who fought against Apartheid. What is often...

Leadership lessons at Stellenbosch University (SU) sometimes happen beyond lecture halls and meeting rooms. 

Instead, they unfold in the university’s paddocks...

At a time when universities worldwide are grappling with rapid technological change, evolving knowledge economies and shifting public expectations, a group of...

World Kidney Day is marked each year on 12 March. In an opinion piece for the Weekend Argus, Prof Yazied Chothia from the Division of Nephrology writes that a...