New research from Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa shows that, in an extraordinary case of adaptation, the disproportionately long front legs of South Africa's oil-collecting Rediviva bee species have evolved in response to the...

Senior HR practitioner Peter Kirsten helps staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) plan for their future, but when he has a chance to relax, he enjoys watching historical documentaries to glean life lessons from the past. As we kicked off May...

​​​​Faculty of Arts and Social Science student Zainab Khafif's dogged determination to make a success of her studies was rewarded with a 2021 Rector's Award of Excellent Achievement. Khafif, one of many recipients of this annual award, was...

​​Preventing the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium from producing its own vitamin could be key in the battle against the disease, according to a study done at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU). As...

​“Our Stellenbosch University community has once again shown that we are a caring global Matie community, and everyone is willing to go the extra mile for our students. Thank you so much to each and every staff member, to our alumni, the...

​The Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University, celebrating its 100+ (101) year anniversary, recently hosted the first Social Impact Expo, an initiative brought about by Prof Rachel Jafta, a member of this department. Social impact...

Othmar Vorster SciMathUS class of 2017 Degree Programme: BScHons in Earth Sciences 2021 I am Othmar Vorster, originally from Kakamas, but moved to Aggeneys in the Bushmanland region of the Northern Cape at a young age. I was always an...

​​The future looks bright for Dr Lungiswa Nkonki, a senior lecturer in the Department of Global Health at Stellenbosch University (SU), who has been selected as a participant in the Future Professors Programme (FPP). The FPP – a national...

A landmark clinical trial reported in the New England Journal of Medicine this week showed that an oral antibiotic, levofloxacin, taken for six months once-daily, substantially reduced the risk of developing drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB)...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) gave recognition to a cohort of staff members whose careers attest to sustained excellence in research, innovation, learning and teaching, social impact and professional services. These staff members were...