In February, Stellenbosch University (SU) entered a new era for Campus Health Service (CHS) with Dr Kathy Grammer's appointment as Senior Director, succeeding Dr Pierre Viviers. A seasoned public health professional with over three decades...

​It is crucial that all South Africans support campaigns against the rape culture in our country, writes Prof Louise du Toit of the Department of Philosophy in an opinion piece published in Cape Times on Tuesday (12 April 2016). Read the...

When Elizabeth Gunter starts one of her charcoal dust drawings, she imagines how – with charcoal-smeared fingers – she is actually touching her subjects' bodies. Similarly, when modelling her marble-like sculptures of rhinoceros, elephant...

Polymer scientists at Stellenbosch University have developed a novel method to break down lignin – a by-product in the paper manufacturing process – into valuable chemicals that can be used as raw materials in the chemical and polymer...

A group of Stellenbosch University medical students is on a mission to establish a specialised intensive care unit (ICU) for organ donors at Tygerberg Hospital. This dedicated unit, dubbed the “Life Pod", aims to significantly boost the...

Conference Focus and Significance Keynotes, Panels and Activities Celebration, Recognition and Future Direction

​​Dear members of the SU community This is my last communiqué as Chair of the Council of Stellenbosch University (SU), a position that I vacated on 2 December 2021. However, since I still chaired our last meeting for the year on that day...

​​​The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) held its fourth and final scheduled meeting of the year on Monday 26 November 2018. We can look back on a historic year marked by two very special milestones: the commemoration of SU's...

Meet Candice Verwey, the new administrative officer at Innovus's intellectual property division. Born and bred in the tiny town of Saron at the foot of the majestic Saronsberg between Porterville and Tulbagh, she had to leave this idyllic...

RC Operations and Finance Excellence Award: Gary Muizenheimer, Director: SUNCOM Operations