​​​Research on the origin of gold deposits in the Kibali region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has earned a geology student at Stellenbosch University (SU) the best student presentation award at the biennial meeting of the...

​​The Library and Information Service in collaboration with the Centre for Learning Technologies and other learning and teaching support divisions such as the Academic IT department and the SU Disability Unit, has implemented a SUNLearn...

​PROF STAN'S NOTE: MARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER TO RC STAFF To work effectively in a team requires trust. I am often encouraged by the large degree of trust I observe as we collaborate in our Responsibility Centre, but we should never take it for...

​​The scars of childhood trauma run much deeper than the actual abuse or neglect experienced by the child. Studies have revealed that they can have a lifelong effect on brain functioning. Now researchers at SU's Department of Psychiatry are...

Dear Colleagues and Students Over the past few weeks, we have experienced the increasing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on many aspects of our lives. At the same time I have witnessed the extraordinary resilience, empathy and care...

Guest speaker and member of the German Parliament Ms Dagmar Freitag echoed the words of former South African president Nelson Mandela in her address at the 'Women and Successful Leadership in Sports' seminar hosted by the Maties Sport's...

​From 9 to 12 October, Stellenbosch University (SU) International's Unit for Global Education (UGE) hosted Global Week 2023. The week was marked by various engagements to drive conversations around student mobility, sustainability, and...

​​​​A new species of medicinal mushroom in the genus Hericium was recently identified by a third-year microbiology and genetics student at Stellenbosch University (SU) – this is the first endemic species of this highly sought-after...

​​​​A multidisciplinary team comprising of four postgraduate students from Stellenbosch University (SU) has developed a prototype eco-friendly wind reader which saw them winning R10 000 in the 2023 SDG (Sustainable Development Goals)...

The Iimbovane Outreach Project has received a generous donation of books, which will be used to help in the teaching of biodiversity science to the high school learners. The donation of 50 copies of the first ever guide to ants of southern...