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SU welcomes ground-breaking vaccine initiative

Stellenbosch University (SU) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement today of a ground-breaking COVID-19 and cancer vaccine initiative in South Africa...

Heritage Day: My Forefathers by Lwethu Twana

When I hear the word heritage, I think of my forefathers, and this is dedicated to them: When I look into my eyes, I see love when I look into my eyes, I fall...

SU academics heading for a TV screen near you

​If you were watching TV in the early 1980s, you'll probably remember the dubbed series Beste Professor. Originally broadcast as The Paper Chase in the United...

Stellenbosch doctor leads breakthrough research to combat pre-eclampsia, a deadly pregnancy complication

​A potentially life-saving breakthrough in the treatment of preterm pre-eclampsia, a dangerous complication of pregnancy, has been achieved by a Stellenbosch...

Giving up was never an option, says former SciMathUS student

Amory Le Roux-Arries SciMathUS class of 2004 Graduate Degree programme/s: MEng (Civil Engineering) I am Amory Le Roux-Arries, originally from Strand in the...

SU academics and alumnus awarded ATKV Woordveertjies

Three academics and an alumnus of Stellenbosch University (SU) were recently honoured with ATKV Woordveertjie awards for their extraordinary literary...

Sick of COVID-19 variants? You have the power to stop them from happening

​​It may only be a matter of time before a COVID-19 variant emerges that will successfully evade our currently available vaccines. This is why we must double...

World Heart Day 2021: Use heart to connect!

Every year on September 29 th is World Heart Day. This year, World Heart Day is about connecting with our own hearts and using the power of digital to connect...

Cross-sector partnerships are crucial for long-term social impact

In line with the global requirement for higher education institutions (HEIs) to maximise their community engagement through partnerships and utilising the...

MSc-student tackles one of the major challenges in quantum computing

​​At Sovetjheza Senior Secondary School in the rural village of Matshiding, Mpumalanga, Unathi Skosana remembers being fascinated by the physics teacher singing...
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