The Department of Earth Sciences and I would like to invite you to the 19 th Biennial Meeting of the Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, being held in the heart of the Western Cape Winelands, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Please see...

​Three lecturers from SU Soil Science Department: Drs. C. Clarke, A. Hardie and A. Rozanov were invited to join the World Soil Day (5 Dec 2016) round table discussion on Food Security that was hosted by the Timiriazev Agricultural Academy...

With more than 30 000 students enrolled at Stellenbosch University, of which approximately 10 000 reside on and around campus, there is a good chance that the first person who discovers a fire and responds to it will be a student. "As many...

Africa's mid-level health workers need improved training to help them reduce maternal and child mortality, infectious diseases, trauma and violence, HIV/AIDS and emerging chronic diseases in their communities. This is one of the major...

​​​Every weekend Super Rugby fans and pundits alike vent their frustration as yet another illegal and dangerous cleanout of players at a ruck goes unpunished. And it seems that this will continue if statistics from last year are anything to...

Stellenbosch University's (SU) overarching priorities for 2021 remain the same as last year: to succeed with the academic project, and to remain sustainable as a leading higher education institution. Addressing about 600 staff during the...

​A popular way to remove invasive Acacia trees in South Africa is to fell, stack and burn them. But this can also lead to an increase in the abundance of non-targeted alien species (or secondary invaders) – even three years after a specific...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched its new flagship bursary programme sponsored by philanthropic institution The Carl and Emily Fuchs Foundation (CEFF) to the value of R9 million. During the launch the University also introduced...

The maroon machine earned 3 gold titles at the 2023 edition of University Sport South Africa (USSA) Championships at USSA Women’s Hockey, USSA Men’s 15’s Rugby and USSA Netball, and are working tirelessly aiming to retain these titles. This...

Stellenbosch University has started the process to revise its current Language Policy. Stakeholders such as staff, students, alumni and donors received e-mail invitations on 22 March 2016 to comment on the first concept of the new proposed...