Paediatrics and Child Health Associate Professor Marieke van der Zalm of the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre is this year’s recipient of the Female Scientific Leadership Prize for sub-Saharan Africa. The prize is awarded by the European &...

Stellenbosch University’s Media Manager Martin Viljoen was honoured for more than two decades of service to the media and community engagement. The e'Bosch Honorary Awards celebrate individuals who strengthen community bonds and promote...

Dr Zara Trafford received a prestigious Wellcome Early-Career Award. To date, she is the only SU recipient of this specific grant. Her project focuses on disabled young people in low-resource communities.

Third Global Report on Climate and SDG Synergies (2025)

​The Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Clinic has been shortlisted as a finalist in the category 'Specialist Law Firm of the Year' in the 2018 African Legal Awards. It becomes the first University Law Clinic to be shortlisted for this...

Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students have developed a delivery app that could help tackle food insecurity on campus. Rather than replicating existing food delivery options, Stellieskos aims to promote healthy eating at a fair price...

SU Engineering student Tumelo Mokoena recognised among South Africa’s top 10 innovators at the 2025 YouthX Nedbank Awards.

Stellenbosch University celebrated Earth Day (22 April 2021) for the first time with a week-long programme of activities on the Stellenbosch and Tygerberg campuses to raise awareness for sustainability. From new vegetable gardens at...

Stellenbosch University's (SU) students and staff took to the streets on campus to celebrate Earth Day 2025 with a walk and clean-up on 22 April 2025, committing to this year's theme of #OurPowerOurPlanet — calling for everyone to unite...

SU and leading German universities formalise new partnerships under the Bavaria-Western Cape BioTech Initiative. The agreements aim to advance global research collaboration in health, the environment and the bioeconomy. The occasion...