​Prof Thuli Madonsela, Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Law, has been appointed as Knight of the Legion of Honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur). The French Legion...

Thursday (4 February) is World Cancer Day. In an opinion piece for Health24, Prof Anna-Mart Engelbrecht (Department of Physiological Sciences) writes about how advances in personalised medicine and biotechnology offer new hope for cancer...

​Prof Deresh Ramjugernath has officially taken up his position as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor​​: Learning and Teaching at Stellenbosch University (SU). In an interview with SU's Corporate Communication and Marketing Division, Prof...

A multi-stakeholder platform which aims to boost the use of water-smart technologies by farmers in Limpopo, Free State and Mpumalanga will be launched on 23 February 2021. The Triple Helix (3H) initiative will provide a platform for farmers...

Stellenbosch University's (SU) annual Research Output Award ceremony took place virtually on Friday 5 February 2021. The awards were presented to SU researchers who made the biggest contribution to accredited publications (based on audited...

Single mothers living in high-risk communities afflicted by poverty and crime can benefit from parenting programmes that focus on their personal wellness. This is one of the findings of a recent doctoral study at Stellenbosch University (SU...

The public has until the end of February to visit a unique exhibition at the interface of science, art and the stigma around illness at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch. The exhibit, ' Science meets Art: Art addressing stigma in illness'...

The French government has bestowed a ceremonial knighthood, the Chevalier dans l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole (Knight in the Order of Agricultural Merit), upon wine microbiologist Prof Benoit Divol. He is an associate professor in the...

​​​Prof René English has been elected as a member of the Subcommittee on Masters and Undergraduate Degrees in Global Health (SMUDGH) of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). "SMUDGH forms part of CUGH's Education...

Stellenbosch University (SU) received the very first Electrical Performance Certificate (EPC) for any building in South Africa. This is in adherence to the amendment to the National Energy Act of 1998 proclaimed in December 2020 by the...