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Wheat straw, mango peels could be used for renewable food packaging

Wheat straw and mango peels that are normally disposed of in landfills or used as manure and animal feed could potentially be used in the development of...

Prof Jonathan Jansen awarded prestigious medal

​​Prof Jonathan Jansen, Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been awarded the 2020/21 Medal for Social...

Welcome, welkom, wamkelekile!

​​Dear colleagues and students As the 2021 academic year officially gets going today ( 15 March 2021), I am pleased to bid you all a warm welcome! And I’m not...

Thuli Madonsela, SRC challenge you to contribute to the initiative of scrapping student debt

​Professor Thuli Madonsela, who holds Stellenbosch University's Law Trust Chair in Social Justice, has gifted R27 000 to #Action4Inclusion in celebration of the...

Meet SU’s 2021 Teaching Fellow: Dr Taryn Bernard

As one of Stellenbosch University's (SU) teaching fellows for the period 2021 to 2023, Dr Taryn Bernard says she is excited about the opportunities the...

‘Better’ Huis ten Bosch reopens and welcomes new Maties

Stellenbosch University's Huis ten Bosch (HtB), which was damaged by a fire in 2019, has officially reopened. The student residence was transformed into a...

Biodegradable cigarette butts have unintended consequences on the environment

With an estimated 5.6 trillion cigarette butts discarded every year, smoking has in more ways than one become one of the leading causes of environmental...

NSFAS funding 2021

Stellenbosch University takes note of the urgent concerns of students regarding their NSFAS funding for 2021. All first-time entry students (FTEN) who have...

Cancer researcher scoops L’Oreal Women in Science Fellowship

Hannah Simba, a PhD candidate in Public Health (with the African Cancer Institute), has received the L'Oreal Sub-Saharan Africa Women in Science PhD Fellowship...

Concerns about language at SU: The facts

​​Reports in the media over the last few days (since 5 March 2021) highlighted various issues pertaining to the implementation of Stellenbosch University's...
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