Graduating with a PhD from Stellenbosch University (SU) on 25 March was an emotional day for many reasons for Dr Tania Holmes-Watts. Her co-supervisor and role model Dr Cyrill Walters sadly passed away in December last year. In one of her...

When Professor Simon Schaaf, one of South Africa's most respected pioneers of research into multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) delivered his farewell speech to colleagues recently, he titled his talk 'A Journey of Grace.' Schaaf, a...

It was her father, Bruce, owner of a successful sign-writing business in Salt River during apartheid, who taught Nadia Sanger to ask questions. He taught her to treat marginalised people gently, and to feed stray cats and dogs. All this...

Su recently hosted a “Gambling and student wellbeing” symposium organised by the South African Association of Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP) in partnership with Higher Health. The symposium brought together higher education...

​If we want our PhD graduates to help shape South Africa's future, we need to prepare them for more than just writing a thesis. We need to equip them for the world they're about to step into. This is the view of Prof Burtram Fielding, Dean...

​​In yet another example of how staff and students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University are rising to the challenge of COVID-19, a Daily Briefing, initiated by professors in the department of...

7 February 2020 Dear Students and Colleagues With the general commencement of classes at Stellenbosch University (SU) earlier this week, activities on all our campuses are now in full swing again. Welcome to everyone, and best of luck with...

#TogetherWeGrow: This Youth Month, we celebrate students who are creating opportunities, building communities and supporting others through mentorship, outreach, peer support and leadership. We also highlight the support structures at...

The website www.sun.ac.za/welcome is the one stop destination for everything new Maties should know about Stellenbosch University's welcoming programme scheduled for January 2017. A specific schedule of activities is also available. While...

Maties Sport's Sinazo Solani (20) will travel to Europe this week to represent South Africa in its Fed Cup tie at the National Tennis Centre in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, from 6-9 February. South Africa gained promotion to the Euro...