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African STARS Fellowship Programme kicks off at SU
Africa faces some of the world’s most pressing public health challenges, from infectious disease outbreaks to antimicrobial resistance and limited access to...
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World Humanitarian Day: Humanitarian workers help save lives, bring hope
World Humanitarian Day is celebrated annually on 19 August. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Chris Jones from the Department of Systematic...
SU launches new master’s programme in Violent Histories and Repair
Stellenbosch University (SU) is to offer a new interdisciplinary master's degree programme aimed at equipping students with critical decolonial tools to study...
Dr Marietjie Lutz goes the distance with passion and purpose
This Women's Month, we're celebrating the academic staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are shaping minds and inspiring excellence through their teaching...
Bronwyn committed to better surgical training for better patient outcomes
Bronwyn Stockenstroom didn't initially set out to changing the surgical training landscape in Africa. After qualifying as a physiotherapist in 2003, she moved...
Dr Sophia Brink nurtures aspiring accountants with professionalism and enthusiasm
This Women's Month, we're celebrating the academic staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are shaping minds and inspiring excellence through their teaching...
‘If you don’t vote, sit down’: Busisiwe Mavuso delivers hard truths in Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Lecture
The 13th Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Honorary Lecture, held at Stellenbosch University (SU) on 12 August 2025, delivered an uncompromising message on the theme of...
Don’t throw away those Cannabis leaves – they are packed with rare compounds
Analytical chemists from Stellenbosch University (SU) have provided the first evidence of a rare class of phenolics, called flavoalkaloids, in Cannabis leaves.
P...
Social Impact Duck Race to make a difference
A plastic duck race to support two meaningful causes is organised by the Social Impact Committee of the Faculty of Education. The whole campus, as well as...
NRF Awards honours four Stellenbosch University A-rated researchers
Stellenbosch University (SU) once again celebrates its eminent researchers who were honoured at the annual National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards. Profs...
Dr Ruenda Loots empowers changemakers with experiential learning
This Women's Month, we're celebrating the academic staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are shaping minds and inspiring excellence through their teaching...
Alcohol ban linked to fewer Cape Town fires – SU study
New research from Stellenbosch University (SU) shows that there is a strong correlation between alcohol consumption and residential fire incidents.
The study...
Meet the 2025 cohort of Matiepreneurs headed for EDHE Intervarsity Regionals
Seven student entrepreneurs from Stellenbosch University (SU) have advanced to the regional round of the 2025 Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education...
Women’s Day highlights key challenges
Forced marriages, sexual corruption, and polycystic ovary syndrome. These are some of the issues that experts at Stellenbosch University highlighted in opinion...
PhD student awarded prestigious scholarship for research on electric minibus taxis
Mienke Knipe, a doctoral student in transport economics at Stellenbosch University, has recently been awarded the prestigious Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship...
Driving change in science and society
Continuing with the FMHS Women's Month Series, we spotlight Maambele Khosa. At just 29 years of age, she exemplifies the power of purposeful leadership across...
Prof Ruojuan Zheng: Creating Access, Cultivating Confidence
For Professor Ruojuan Zheng, co-director of the Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University (CISU), access is not a passive concept. It's something to be...
Prof Simone Titus-Dawson breaks barriers with digital brilliance
This Women's Month, we're celebrating the academic staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are shaping minds and inspiring excellence through their teaching...
Cynthia Lategan-Kriel: A Legacy of Leadership, Service and Dedication
For more than three decades, Cynthia Lategan-Kriel has been a cornerstone of the Stellenbosch Business School (SBS) at Stellenbosch University (SU). As...
Prof Nicola Plastow fulfils multiple roles with purpose and passion
This Women's Month, we're celebrating academic staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are shaping minds and inspiring excellence through their teaching...
SA needs new strategy to boost agri-food exports to EU
Even though South Africa has strong trade deals with the European Union (EU) and is its biggest trading partner in Africa, the amount of agri-food trade with...
Decades of Service: Drieka Lawrence, the Heartbeat of the Dean’s Office
With over three decades of uninterrupted service at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University, staff can hardly imagine the...
Engaging with SU Partners
Stellenbosch University (SU) is proud to maintain global partnerships and to participate in some of the world's leading higher education networks. Engaging...