​​“Rest assured that this body has the utmost respect and appreciation for you​r leadership," the longest serving member of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Senate, Prof Anton van Niekerk, told the institution's Rector and Vice-Chancellor...

Prof Herman Wasserman, Chair of the Department of Journalism at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been invited to join a new international authoritative panel of experts who will address threats to the global information environment. The...

By Manie Lombard My fellow finance colleagues, I look forward to team-up with you for a successful 2023! We have an extraordinary year ahead of us with the go-live of Oracle Cloud Financials in our SUNFin project, replacing our trusted but...

In early April 2022, the routine surveillance conducted by the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA), led to the discovery of two new Omicron strains, BA.4 and BA.5. At the centre of these findings was Prof Tulio de...

TAU Fellowship Programme 2022-2023 The TAU (Teaching Advancement at University) Fellowship Programme is a nation-wide intervention that was initiated in 2015. It is aimed at advancing teaching quality and the professionalisation of teaching...

After being placed third overall in the Western division of the annual Simon Marais Mathematics Competition in 2021, Stellenbosch University will again compete against students from 70 universities from around the world on 15 October 2022...

​The Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Clinic has been shortlisted as a finalist in the category 'Specialist Law Firm of the Year' in the 2018 African Legal Awards. It becomes the first University Law Clinic to be shortlisted for this...

Maties Sport is excited to announce the appointment of Kamaal Sait as the new head coach of the Maties Women’s Football team. This marks a significant step forward for Stellenbosch University’s women’s football programme, aiming to enhance...

​Stellenbosch University immunologist Professor Clive Gray received the prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award, which recognises world-class research that has far-reaching impact, on 3 July 2024. “Professor Gray's research has the...

​In a moving display of the power of education, a prison was transformed into a beacon of freedom and hope during a celebration at the end of last year. The remarkable “graduation" ceremony at the Brandvlei Maximum Correctional Centre near...