​In a declaration issued after the multi-stakeholder forum in Johannesburg on 3 October 2016 calls are made for universities and students to resume academic activities as a matter of urgency while long-term solutions for the financial...

Students' struggle for free higher education is just but wrong tactics could derail it. This was one of the viewpoints of Professor Winston Nagan, Director of the Institute of Human Rights, Peace and Development at the University of Florida...

​​Mycobactomics research at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences received a boost from the National Research Foundation (NRF) in the form of a R1 million grant awarded for Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers. The Competitive...

The final round of the Western Province Score Sevens Series for clubs will take place this weekend and Steinhoff Maties are determined to walk away with the title. The series started in October. Maties played 17 games and won 15 and are top...

New research published in Science today shows that climate-change impacts have already impacted every aspect of life on Earth from genes to entire ecosystems, with increasingly worrying consequences for humans. The article, "The broad...

​Prospective students who are in the fortunate position to choose which university they want to attend to study for a career in health scienes were hosted by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) on the Tygerberg Campus during...

The sixth Tastes of Nuclear Physics school was hosted by the Department of Physics at Stellenbosch University from 1 to 3 November 2016. This year 40 physics students from the Western Cape were treated to lectures and workshops by nine...

​There is a commonly-cited adage in academia, "publish or perish". Although an exaggeration, the phrase encapsulates a reality of contemporary research: publishing one's research – particularly in journals – is a cornerstone of a successful...

Plant Pathology

Please find below frequently asked questions from Stellenbosch University students that would like to make use of study abroad opportunities.