​​​The first thing you notice about Aiden Klass is how tall he is. The second thing you notice is his beautiful deep voice and perfect enunciation. What you won't be able to tell from his imposing physique is that the talented psychology...

​​A freshwater crab specialist from Stellenbosch University, Prof. Savel Daniels, was one of nearly 100 specialists from around the world whose research contributed to the recognition of a new ecoregion – the South East Africa Montane...

​​​AC21 Legacy Symposium paving the way for future learning collaborations on sustainable development goals.​ At its inception, the Academic Consortium21 ( AC21) was established with the objective of unifying universities and facilitating...

​​​Hailing from a rural village in Madagascar, Dr Dina Miora's academic journey has taken her to South Africa and Germany and today she is employed as a postdoctoral scientist and image analyst at the Medical Research Council (MRC)...

Zimbabwean-born Jabulani Shaba came to Stellenbosch University (SU) to pursue a postgraduate degree in history. But he found so much more. Shaba is awarded his doctorate this week (Monday 25 March) just days after tying the knot with...

​Coming from a bloodline of academic intellectuals, it was only a matter of time before Alberta (Berte) van der Watt of Paul Roux in the Eastern Free State would scale the heights of academic success. She obtained her doctorate in...

​World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was observed on 24 March. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Drs Dillon Wademan (Desmond Tutu TB Centre) and Amrita Daftary (York University) write that many people who are affected by TB experience its...

​​Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Science this week awarded four joint PhD degrees with universities in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy in the fields of chemistry, physics, microbiology, and zoology. A joint degree means...

​It took the sale of one of her father's two tractors and plenty of hard work for Dr Mosima Mabitsela to graduate this week from Stellenbosch University (SU) with a PhD in Agronomy. But for her beaming father, Mamothatha Mabitsela, who...

​The SU Teaching Fellowships offer eminent academics with a track record of involvement with teaching-learning-assessment (TLA) and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning support and opportunities over one to three years to enhance and...