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Prof Juliana Claassens honoured for global impact in gender and biblical studies
Prof Juliana Claassens, a leading scholar at the Department of Old and New Testament of Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded a prestigious Humboldt...
Stellenbosch University Celebrates International Chinese Language Day with Cultural Showcase
To mark International Chinese Language Day 2025, the Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University (CISU), hosted a cultural celebration on 25 April...
Strengthening Science Communication: Stellenbosch Students Participate in VIU Spring School
Empowering researchers with communication and engagement skills is essential to transform scientific discoveries into public understanding, trust, and...
Freedom Day: Experts focus on moral leadership, moral imagination and religion
South Africans celebrated Freedom Day on 27 April. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University emphasised the importance of moral...
New research chair at SU to impact the blue economy
Prof Annie Bekker from Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering has been awarded the DSTI/NRF-SAIMI SARChI...
New 'data science HQ' is a space for collaboration and exploration
More than five years since it was launched, Stellenbosch University's globally renowned School for Data Science and Computational Thinking has a new home at the...
Cutting off parasite’s energy supply could help fight malaria
In 2023, malaria caused 597 000 deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, with most occurring in Africa, where the deadliest malaria...
Passing of renowned herpetologist met with shock and sadness
The Centre for Invasion Biology (CIB) and the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University (SU) were shocked to learn of the passing of Dr John...
Media release
SU and Examinations Council of Lesotho sign groundbreaking agreement
A groundbreaking agreement was signed by Stellenbosch University's Unit for International Credentialling (SU-UIC) and the Examinations Council of Lesotho (ECoL...
Institutional news
Prof Bertie Fielding’s research supports development of treatments for viral, bacterial infections
Prof Bertie Fielding, Dean of the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University, delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 22 April 2025. The title of his...
Safety in Stellenbosch high on the agenda at Imbizo
Closer collaboration between different stakeholders is key to combatting crime in Stellenbosch. This was one of the main takeaways from the first Safety Imbizo...
UNESCO Chair of Education for Peace and Transformative Solidarity to be awarded to SU
The United Nations' Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Gandhi-Montessori-Luthuli Chair of Education for Peace and Transformative...
AI’s impact under the spotlight on World Creativity and Innovation Day
World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated on 21 April. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University focused on the impact of...
USE celebrates the CEOs behind the 35 spinout successes
University of Stellenbosch Enterprises (USE) celebrated the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of its 35 spinout companies for their successes, adaptability and...
SU welcomes second cohort of SUNRISE fellows
Last week, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) was filled with purpose and optimism as Stellenbosch University (SU) officially launched the...
Distinguised academic and researcher, Prof Bayaga, joins faculty
The Faculty of Education welcomed Prof Anass Bayaga, a distinguished academic and researcher, in April. Prof Bayaga has been appointed full professor in the...
SU’s Prof Marena Manley to receive prestigious international award in Rome
Prof Marena Manley, of Stellenbosch University's Department of Food Science, has been named by the International Council for Near Infrared Spectroscopy (ICNIRS)...
International Staff Training Week 2025
From 7 to 11 April 2025, Stellenbosch University International hosted an International Staff Training Week that brought together 21 professional...
PREDAC 2025 Contact Session | 9 April @ STIAS
What is this? The PREDAC short course is a free annual offering for newly appointed lecturers at Stellenbosch University (SU). It provides a space for...
Multiple perspectives on digitalisation, AI, sustainability, and soil protection
The Stellenbosch University's (SU) Development and Rule of Law Programme (DROP), in collaboration with the School for Climate Studies and the Stellenbosch...
FMHS PhD candidate selected for global female science programme
When Carene Ndong Sima, a PhD candidate in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, was selected for the Female Science Talents Intensive Track...
Meet Beatriz Villacañas, SU’s new Spanish lecturer
Beatriz Villacañas didn't imagine her academic journey would one day lead her to the oak-lined avenues of Stellenbosch. Yet when she walks across campus...
"Dinkbeeld: Smeltkroes" sculpture unveiled in front of the Endler
SU lecturer’s WOOP25 campaign close to R100 000 fundraising target
With their 600 km cycle challenge completed, Stellenbosch University (SU) lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz and her team of cyclists have their eyes trained on the...