The Department of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) held its annual Naspers Awards Ceremony on 13 November at Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS).

A new study, based on 27 years of data from Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, suggests that temperature increases over the last three decades have already caused major declines in local populations of tsetse flies. This analysis...

The two-day Transformation Indaba at SU was characterised by unflinching reflections on the complexities of institutional change. Speakers urged the University to move beyond policy to authentic transformation rooted in empathy, equity and...

​After more than a decade as Vice Dean: Research and Internationalisation at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Prof Nico Gey van Pittius reflects on his term with considerable achievement. “Making the...

Obtaining a PhD at 26 is already a massive achievement, but what makes Dr Steve Chingwaru's graduation from Stellenbosch University (SU) even more remarkable is his groundbreaking geometallurgy research that has garnered interest from...

​​​Mindset is everything. A powerful mind can achieve anything, and if the right mindset is the driving force behind an entire team, achievement is effortless and success inevitable. These words from Dr Janette Verster, who has been head of...

​​​When Stellenbosch University (SU) launched its School for Data Science and Computational Thinking in July 2019, it expressed the hope that the new entity would become a world-class institution. Not even three years later, it is already...

​​​S tellenbosch University (SU) has rolled out the structures that will focus on the recommendations of the Khampepe Commission. Our series of interviews with key SU staff steering the Committee for the Institutional Response to the...

Stellenbosch University, PAMSA, and industry partners have launched a first-of-its-kind demonstration plant to convert paper sludge, food, and textile waste into bioethanol. This circular economy breakthrough diverts waste from landfills to...

​​​In a multilingual society like South Africa, it is crucial to integrate learners' different linguistic repertoires in teaching, learning and assessment to promote inclusive education. This is the view of Dr Simthembile Xeketwana...