Dr Yaseera Ismail, a quantum physicist in SU's Department of Physics, represented South Africa at the opening ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, which was held at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, France, on...

​​The aim is to address the growing need in the tertiary sport environment to find innovative ways to maximise the training potential of student-athletes who are students first and athletes second. Grant van Velden, who has been working...

The SU Teaching Fellowships offer eminent academics with a track record of involvement with teaching-learning-assessment (TLA) and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning support and opportunities over one to three years to enhance and...

What did you study? I studied BSc (Hon) Sport Science. Why did you choose to study this? My father passed away when I was in grade 11. As a result my end of the year marks were not good enough to afford me the opportunity to obtain a...

Maties Sport Women’s Month Articles “I don’t know exactly what’s next, but I’m stepping forward with grit; anchored in grace.” During the month of August – celebrated as Women’s Month in South Africa – we at Maties Sport will take the...

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) 2025/2026 was recently inaugurated at a ceremony to confirm the incoming members and honour the outgoing leaders. This year’s SRC brings together a diverse group of individuals with a “shared...

Of all the issues SA faces, none is more important than restoring business and investor confidence in order to get growth going. Without faster growth, SA will not be able to narrow the budget deficit, or keep social grants growing in pace...

​Working mothers often find it challenging to combine and continue breastfeeding with full-time employment, especially if workplaces are not supportive of breastfeeding or expressing breastmilk. Every effort must be made to ensure that...

​World Nature Conservation Day was observed on Sunday 28 July. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Michael Samways from the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology writes that we should protect insects because...

​At just 24 years old, Lize Briel is already making her mark on the world stage. A master's student at the Department of Music at Stellenbosch University (SU), Briel achieved a remarkable feat this year: She became the first woman to win a...