​​A fun computer programming platform founded by Prof Rachel Jafta of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic Management and Sciences was launched at the Media24 Centre in Cape Town on Monday (25 November 2019). The platform...

Stellenbosch University (SU) made a presentation to the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) at a hearing in Braamfontein this week. This was a follow-up to SU's presentation in November 2017. It formed part of the GCE's “institutions of...

Please take note of the following operating hours for Campus Health Service (CHS) on Stellenbosch and Tygerberg campuses: CHS Tygerberg: will be closed from 4pm on Friday the 13 th December 2019 and reopen on Monday, January 6 th 2020 at...

​​​Eight learners accompanied by three staff members from Kansas University's (KU) Trio programmes' Upward Bound initiative visited SciMathUS in July. The learners, who are in grades 10-12 in secondary schools in and around Kansas (USA)...

Prof Piet Steyn, emeritus professor in organic chemistry and former senior director of research at Stellenbosch University (SU), is the recipient of the Royal Society of South Africa's (RSSAf) Marloth medal for 2020, in recognition of “a...

A team of researchers are set to uncover the intricacies of life in the 'rhizosphere' after receiving funding from the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) to conduct a large scale project. In an article written for Nature...

Prof Ingrid Woolard, Dean of the SU Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, recently gave a talk at a Matie network event in Luxembourg. The 2 July event organized by the Alumni Relations Office was attended by about 25 old Maties...

The Department of Viticulture and Oenology at Stellenbosch University is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Prof Piet Goussard, one of the stalwarts of the South African wine industry. Prof Goussard passed away on Monday morning...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) has recorded the highest level of donor and grant income of all 11 higher education institutions that participated in the Annual Survey of Philanthropy in Higher Education (ASPIHE) conducted in 2018. According...

Sibongumenzi Mtshali is a fourth-year medical student at the FMHS and is the student coordinator for the Dean's Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability. In an extremely competitive academic environment with long hours spent in...