Receiving the Morris Janowitz Career Achievement Award is a significant honour that recognises a distinguished career in the academic field of military sociology, and armed forces and society. It is awarded by the Inter-University Seminar...

A new immersive facility at the SU Library allows students and researchers to step inside complex data. The lab positions SU at the forefront of immersive academic infrastructure. Designed as a shared, cross-disciplinary space, it supports...

Deputy Minister of Higher Education Dr Mimmy Gondwe confirmed Stellenbosch University’s preparedness for the 2026 academic year during the first stop of a national readiness tour. Funding, accommodation and NSFAS-related registration blocks...

New research project will explore the long history of human relationships with extinct wildlife in South Africa. The project will bring together environmental historians, artists, biologists, and museum curators. Prof Sandra Swart is based...

South Africa’s top public-school matriculant has chosen Stellenbosch University for her studies. Abigail Kok will register for a degree in data science and move into Sonop residence. The York High dux is drawn to SU’s academic excellence...

Kerry Porrill was awarded Stellenbosch University’s top honour – the Chancellor’s Medal (2025). The Chancellor’s Medal was first instituted in 1961. Porrill is a graduate from the Mathematics Division within the Faculty of Science and this...

World Cancer Day was observed on 4 February. Treating cancer remains a challenge. Timely and inclusive care can help combat cancer.

Prof Nuraan Davids

Of the 2 421 insect species listed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 27% face risks related to climate change. Strategies for insect conservation in this period of rapid climate change are urgently needed.

SU scientists receives R85 milliongrant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation