​Studying the biochemistry of Salvia, Sutherlandia, Sceletium and Pelargonium plant species to determine their value in supplementing modern-day treatment for cancer and other illnesses, plant scientist and science communicator Prof...

​​​Prof Annie Bekker from Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering has been awarded the DSTI/NRF-SAIMI SARChI Research Chair in Naval Architecture and Design. This new SARChI Chair is focused on...

Dr Heidi October is responsible for the leadership strategy within the Division of Student Affairs, which includes the Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert (FVZS) Institute

Stellenbosch University (SU) will be awarding 3 315 degrees and diplomas at its March 2018 graduation ceremonies next week. Among these will be a record number of PhD and master's degree candidates – 164 and 1 061, respectively. As part of...

Recharging Hope is a seven-part documentary series about an SU-led team's epic journey through Africa on a solar-powered bike. The premiere event provided an opportunity to see first-hand how electric transport solutions can be adapted for...

Recharging Hope is a seven-part documentary series about an SU-led team's epic journey through Africa on a solar-powered motorcycle. The premiere event provided an opportunity to see first-hand how electric transport solutions can be...

​​The unveiling of a permanent installation honouring the late science teacher Walter Parry at the Old Lückhoff School in Stellenbosch on 22 May marked a deeply moving milestone in Stellenbosch University's (SU) ongoing journey of...

​Sunday (14 November) was World Diabetes Day. In an opinion piece for Health24, Profs Annie Zemlin and Rajiv Erasmus (Chemical Pathology) and Prof Tandi Matsha-Erasmus (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) write that newer and better...

​You are invited to attend the next quarterly TLA (teaching, learning and assessment) seminar offered by the Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement. This will be the last seminar for 2023. Speaker: Prof. Gretha Steenkamp (School of...

The discourse around human rights often takes place at a level of abstraction that is divorced from the lived reality of many South Africans. Law students are also confronted by the lack of engagement with human rights by legal practice...