​​​At the beginning of 2024, Crestway High School in Retreat was making headlines for all the wrong reasons. With a dismal matric pass rate, it was the Western Cape's worst-performing school. Things seemed bleak, with the school plagued by...

Maties Parasport members are currently competing in different competitions abroad in a last bid to secure a place in the 2016 Paralympic team to Rio. Maties Parasport cyclists were well represented in the South African team competing in...

​A total of 15 members of the Maties Parasport Club were included in the SA Paralympic team that was announced on Tuesday, 19 July. The Paralympic Games will take place in Brazil from 7-18 September. Among them are five SU students: Four in...

There is a new kid on the block in the international arena of Interprofessional Education (IPE). The African Interprofessional Education Network (AfrIPEN) was formally accepted as a member of the IPE World Coordinating Committee at the All...

The transformative potential of technology in South African schools was the topic of the Faculty of Education's talk during Stellenbosch University's recent Homecoming weekend. Dr Sonja Strydom, Senior Advisor at the Centre for Learning...

Ms Jana Botha, a postgraduate student in chemistry, is the recipient of the Faculty of Science's Dean's medal for continuous excellent performance. The medal, cast in solid silver, is awarded annually to an honours student who scores the...

The Local Government Seta nominated the Stellenbosch University’s School of Public Leadership (SPL) for the most innovative training program in South Africa. At the Achievers award on Tuesday 12 March, Dr Harlan Cloete received the award on...

​​​A career portal focusing only on the agricultural and food sector in South Africa will be launched by Stellenbosch University's Faculty of AgriSciences on Thursday the 4 th of October. This portal is also the first of its kind developed...

​Dr Amy Slogrove, a senior lecturer in Paediatrics and Child Health in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, was recently selected as a member of the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS). The academy – established in 2011 –...

Prof Lesley le Grange from Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Education recently received the prestigious South African Education Research Association (SAERA) Honours Award. This the highest award bestowed by SAERA and is given...