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African scientists make headway in grasping persistent TB bacteria

​The arrival of drug-resistant tuberculosis has significantly complicated global efforts to decrease the scourge of the disease. Each year more than nine...

Matie student on her way to Cambridge University

Roxine Staats, a postgraduate student in biochemistry ​at Stellenbosch University, has been awarded a Skye Foundation Scholarship to pursue her MSc degree at...

SU forms multilateral partnership with Brazil, China and UK universities

Representatives from four universities on four continents met at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently to discuss a multilateral partnership between their...

SRC chairperson gives overview of the past term

Dear Student, It is incredible to believe that we are now halfway through our academic year and ¾ of the way through the term of the SRC of 2015/16. In my...

Appointment of BER Director - Prof Johann Kirsten

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) at Stellenbosch University is pleased to announce that Professor Johann Kirsten has been appointed as the new Director of...

Stellenbosch University scientists develop a rapid screening tool for TB

​​​​A point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed by a multinational team of scientists led by researchers at Stellenbosch...

SU Council appoints Nico Koopman and Hester Klopper as Vice-Rectors

The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) made two senior appointments at its scheduled meeting on Monday (9 May 2016). Prof Nico Koopman, currently acting...

Celebrating Allan Boesak’s 70th birthday

​​Before the event, attendees received the introduction and first chapter of Prof Boesak's latest book, Kairos, Crisis, and Global Apartheid: The Challenge to...

Steinhoff Maties set for big Varsity Hockey weekend at Coetzenburg

​​With three wins from four matches and 24 goals scored the Steinhoff Maties Hockey men are third on the Varsity Sports Hockey tournament’s log. The tournament...

Language deviations - SU acted in the interest of students

The Chairperson of the Council of Stellenbosch University, Mr George Steyn, responded to media inquiries this week regarding language implementation. For the...
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