​The article, How COVID is affecting school attendance in South Africa: piecing together the puzzle, by Dr Debra Lynne Shepherd and Nompumelelo Mohohlwane was published in The Conversation on 18 January 2022: Estimating how many learners...

​Tuesday (5 October) was World Teachers' Day. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick, Prof Nuraan Davids (Department of Education Policy Studies) writes that we need teachers who can respond with sensitivity and care, while sustaining a...

​​A total of 82 top Stellenbosch University (SU) students were recently honoured with Rector's Awards for excellence in academics, leadership, social impact, culture, sport and service provision. The awards ceremony, which was hosted online...

​Gert van Deventer provides support in regulating Stellenbosch University's (SU) trademark portfolio and assisting in institutional copyright matters. He completed his BSc (Molecular Biology & Biotechnology), LLB and LLM (Intellectual...

​​​​​When Firdous Sulaiman walked across the stage to get her degree in Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy on Tuesday (12 December), it was a triumphant conclusion to years of struggling. Having had to repeat three years of her studies at...

Award-winning journalist Carryn-Ann Nel has overcome many obstacles in her long career, but the most difficult challenge she set for herself was to obtain a master's degree in journalism. Her graduation from Stellenbosch University (SU) on...

​In an age where misinformation spreads faster than facts, it has never been more crucial for scientists to engage the public. From climate change denial to vaccine hesitancy, there are far-reaching consequences when there is public...

International Women in Engineering Day was observed on 23 June. Prof Sara Grobbelaar of the Department of Industrial Engineering wrote an opinion piece. South Africa needs a systems- and lifecycle-based approach to development.

It costs at least R800 per month to ensure that a child eats enough nutritious meals to grow and develop adequately. Unfortunately, South Africa's childcare grant currently only provides R480, with which caregivers also need to cover other...

For many people choosing a career is a difficult decision, but for others, life experiences point them in a direction and it becomes a calling. Dr Abigail Ornellas, who received her PhD in Social Work this week, is one of the latter...