Effective Communication for Lecturers is a practical workshop that helps lecturers build confidence in public speaking and presentations across teaching

Dr Karen Schwabe, an academic at Stellenbosch University​'s (SU) Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine​ (ISEM) who has more than 20 years' practical experience in the sports medicine field, has been appointed as the Spar Proteas Netball...

Outgoing Department of Logistics stalwart Prof JH (Hannelie) Nel recently celebrated another milestone in her career when she delivered her inaugural lecture. Her online lecture entitled Bringing dietary data closer to the truth with...

​Geopolitical tensions, climate change, debt crises, loss of biodiversity, widening social inequalities – we live in a time where multiple and overlapping challenges demand action and resources. What does this complex agenda mean for...

Alumna Lauren Tsafandakis achieved first place in the Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), while four other SU candidates were among the top 10 nationally: Caleigh Robson (third...

What began as a small “family meeting" in 2003 has evolved into an annual event, with 104 delegates from 67 universities across 36 countries attending the Stellenbosch International Academic Network (SIAN) meeting this year from 12 – 15...

​Many people, including mental health experts, anticipated a dramatic increase in suicide rates following the outbreak of Covid-19. But in fact, this has not been the case and most of the research published in scientific journals points to...

​​In February 2014, Prof. Louise Warnich made history when she was appointed as the first female Dean of the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University. For the past decade she was at the helm steering staff and students through the...

When Sarah Erasmus graduates on 14 March 2017 with a doctorate in Food Science in hand, she'll do so with the knowledge that her findings provided a scientific basis for widely-held claims that there is something special and quite unique...

​​The permanent message on agriculture student Cecile Bester's Whatsapp status summarises the purposefulness and attitude with which she undertakes her studies: “The world is divided between the people who will start tomorrow and the people...