Since a mutually acceptable agreement was reached at the end of 2015 Stellenbosch University (SU) has been giving priority attention to the implementation of decisions agreed upon following the strike and protest action by workers of...

​​Every year the university recognises staff members who have excelled at their work. The Chancellor's Award is awarded to those who have shown sustained excellence and is one of the most prestigious awards at the University. This year two...

​​​​Joining universities worldwide in the quest to embed social impact in their teaching and learning functions, Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted its annual Social Impact Symposium to reimagine the University's social impact...

Prof Salim Safurdeen Abdool Karim received an honorary doctorate. His scientific contributions to policy development crucial in fight against HIV and Covid-19. He fosters and supports the growth and development of African science.

​​​​​​​​Prof Michael le Cordeur's book 'Reading for Comprehension was launched on 20 May and is published by Naledi. The low standard of reading and comprehension in South African classrooms is a big concern. Le Cordeur's own concerns about...

Universities are well placed to educate students in a myriad ways about identifying and tackling rape culture, writes Dr Elisabet le Roux of the Unit for Religion and Development Research in the Faculty of Theology in an opinion piece...

​​​Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) is one of very few relationship therapy models with evidence of effectiveness in diverse cultural contexts. However, most of this research has been conducted in North American and European...

​​Stellenbosch University's (SU) growing global stature has been reinforced with the recent announcement of the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings . SU, placed second in South Africa, improved from 408 to 351 in...

Mobility programme with University of Helsinki

Khethelo Xulu, a PhD student in Psychiatric Genetics, has been accepted as a Tirisano Training Project (TTP) scholar at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Xulu is part of the research team in posttraumatic stress disorder...