​"I was both excited and, at the same time, a little intimidated by the responsibility of supervising such a capable and accomplished student," says Dr Brian van Vuuren of Jacqueline Kazmaier, who won Stellenbosch University's prestigious...

When she was diagnosed as being HIV positive in 2001, Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola (39) thought she'd be dead within a few months. Today – almost 17 years later – she is the new director of Stellenbosch University's Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS...

Thanks to funding provided by Stellenbosch University's (SU) Fund for Innovation and Research into Learning and Teaching (FIRLT), video-conferencing facilities and off-site neurology training can now be implemented at three clinical...

"People seem to have a lot of admiration and respect for girls who are 'brave' enough to accept the challenge of engineering," said Larissa Tredoux, a first-year Matie engineering student. She was one of the speakers at the Faculty of...

​Even though Stephen Smith is graduating at Stellenbosch University (SU) this week, he does not see it as the end of his academic career. In fact, he says it is just the beginning of his journey. The bubbly Smith, who completed his Honours...

The first cohort of students who successfully completed the University of Stellenbosch Business School's (USB) Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership Development NPO stream graduated during an online ceremony of Stellenbosch University's (SU)...

The Stellenbosch University Law Clinic's Financial Literacy Project (FLP) seeks to empower local communities by sharing knowledge about financial matters and informing people about their rights as consumers. This entails teaching...

​A study by Stellenbosch University scientists has shown that certain people's immune systems react differently when exposed to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis ( Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mtb) than others. This research, recently...

In 2018, Stellenbosch University (SU) launched a new Language Learning Hub to support the multilingual aspirations of individual students and help promote cultural diversity. A year later the Hub continues to thrive as more and more...

​Nienke Osborne is happiest when she is telling stories and engaging with people, either on the airwaves as a news reader for campus radio, MFM or in her role as a private accommodation officer. She lives, works, and studies in Stellenbosch...