I write this opinion piece at a critical moment, not just for business education but for the broader fight for justice in South Africa and beyond. As an...

​​​​​Scientists from South Africa and China have successfully established the world's longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12...

Ulrike Kussing (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)

Teaching is in my blood. From my mom's side of the family, we have a long history of being either...

The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) has marked its silver jubilee with a grand celebration, reflecting on 25 years of groundbreaking research...

With climate warming, desert lizards in tropical and subtropical regions, such as the Kgalagadi Desert in South Africa, spend more energy to survive and grow...

Dr Ryan Sweke is the first South African born and trained scientist to be awarded the Alexander von Humboldt German Research Chair of Mathematics and its...

About 170 patients from the Swartland district received a much-needed healthcare boost when Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health...

Stellenbosch University (SU) has rolled out the structures that will focus on the recommendations of the Khampepe Commission. Our series of interviews with key...

​​Dr Ryan Sweke is the first South African born and trained scientist to be awarded the Alexander von Humboldt German Research Chair of Mathematics and its...

You are invited to attend the lunch time Auxin session offered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning.

Speakers: Sharon Malan, Lennox Olivier, Melody Neaves and...

What began as a small “family meeting" in 2003 has evolved into an annual event, with 104 delegates from 67 universities across 36 countries attending the...

Africa is at a pivotal moment, with the opportunity to reshape academic collaborations to ensure fair benefits for institutions, researchers, and students...

​In a world facing much political turbulence, wars, and geopolitical uncertainty, it is more important than ever for universities globally to guard their...

​World Kidney Day is celebrated annually on the second Thursday of March (13 March in 2025). In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Prof Yazied Chothia...

​This workshop aims to equip lecturers with the necessary presentation skills to become confident public speakers. Participants will gain both theoretical and...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) started 2025 on a high note. In January, it was ranked as one of the world's leading higher education institutions in the 2025...

A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has been described in the journal Zootaxa.

Nothobranchi...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) is once again rallying staff, students, alumni, and friends of the University to come together for SU's annual #GivingMaties...

Stellenbosch University (SU) is once again rallying staff, students, alumni, and friends of the University to come together for SU's annual #GivingMaties...

Prevented from speaking at last year's 12th annual Frederik Van Zyl-Slabbert (FVZS) Honorary Lecture because she was detained at the airport in Zimbabwe...

The culmination of the 2024 academic year and graduation of the 4-year BSc Forest and Natural Resource Science students was extra special in that two students...

​The up-ticking interest from architects and home building professionals in designing and building with timber spurred The Wood App team to organise a one-day...

​​Two young-and-upcoming scientists in Stellenbosch University's Department of Physiological Sciences, Dr Bali Sishi and Dr Shireen Mentor, are amongst the...

​Sexual violence, women's health, and the advancement of women in the workplace. These are some of the important challenges that experts at Stellenbosch...

More than 550 under- and postgraduate students at 28 South African universities were trained in the fundamentals of scientific computing and data science during...

In an era where social media conspiracies compete with scientific facts, a new book explores how scientists and medical practitioners can navigate an...

​The Teacher Enrichment Programme (TEP), an initiative of the SU School of Accountancy, has empowered thousands of teachers across the Western Cape since its...

​In a moving display of the power of education, a prison was transformed into a beacon of freedom and hope during a celebration at the end of last year. The...

Maties ride Cape Town Cycle Tour for students in financial need

Around 80 Maties – the highest number yet - will don maroon on Sunday 9 March to ride the iconic...

The health and safety of students is a top priority for Stellenbosch University's (SU) Food Services and Compliance Department (FS&C), ensuring that all meals...

This past week, Stellenbosch University (SU) honoured top-performing first-year students for their exceptional matric results at the annual Vice-Chancellor's...

​The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its inaugural Academic Innovation Awards last week to celebrate the innovators who are driving economic growth...

Prof Rachel Jaftha from the Department of Economics is leading by example through her involvement with WeCode24, an innovative after-school coding initiative...

​​​In an opinion piece published by University World News, Karen Bruns, Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, highlights the ongoing tensions...

​Tell us why you chose to become a lecturer/academic?

I love both teaching and research. Always a pleasure having intellectual dialogues with my students.

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Youth born just after the turn of democracy in 1994 have the highest years of completed education of any cohort in South African history and this may rise...

​​The eighth episode of the Talking Transformative Assessment season two, a podcast hosted by Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff, features an insightful...

​​World Wildlife Day was celebrated on 3 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at the African Wildlife Economy Institute at Stellenbosch University...

World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) is celebrated annually on 4 March as an official UNESCO International Day, proclaimed in 2019 following...

The African Doctoral Academy (ADA), based at Stellenbosch University International, recently concluded its highly successful 2025 Hybrid Summer School, which...