We had the honour of sitting down with Maties Golfers Anita Chen and Crystal Beukes, the sole female representatives from the University Sport South Africa team, as they prepare to compete at the FISU Golf World University Championships in...

As the Head of Rugby at Maties Sport, Drikus Hancke channels his deep passion for the game into enhancing the Maties Rugby programme. His strategic leadership not only advances our teams’ performance on the field but also strengthens the...

SU’s Annual Youth Day Lecture explored the growing crisis of youth unemployment in post-apartheid South Africa. Speakers urged students to develop adaptability, networks and workplace skills alongside academic qualifications. A student and...

The Department of Food Science within the Faculty of AgriSciences received one of four nGap positions allocated to Stellenbosch University (SU). A total of 79 allocations were made to universities across South Africa. The New Generation of...

​​With a research grant from the Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF), Stellenbosch University (SU) student Lindiwe Makapela hopes to finally realise her dream of one day becoming a killer whale specialist. She is one of 32 researchers from eight...

​Dr Eileen Thomas (35), a doctoral student in the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been chosen to attend the 68th Nobel Prizewinners' Event. She is one of only six young South African scientists –...

​Maties Sport recognises the importance and value of using technology in the training of high-performance (HP) student-athletes and it appointed Christine Barnard, an up-and-coming sport scientist and technologist, to provide administrative...

Three academics from the Faculty of Science were honoured with the Stellenbosch University Chancellor's Award for excellence in research and in teaching and learning at the December 2018 graduation ceremony. Profs Jannie Hofmeyr and Emile...

​​Exams can be a stressful time for many students. Add to that the time-consuming access procedures at exam locations, when all you want to do is to get your exam paper and start, and those stress levels can soar! However, thanks to new...

​​​​​In July last year, South Africa became the first country to roll out a new anti-tuberculosis drug in its national programme. This new drug, called bedaquiline, is the first new anti-tuberculosis drug to be developed in four decades. It...