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Institutional news
A joyful celebration filled with blessings for SU’s 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor
Media release
New research highlights conservation needs for mopane worms
Mopane worms are widely harvested as a food source in Southern Africa. Containing three times more protein than beef or chicken, as well as more calcium, iron...
Awards and milestones
SU recognises inventors for breakthrough patents and innovation excellence
The Innovus Technology Transfer Office (TTO) hosted its annual Inventors Awards ceremony on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, to celebrate Stellenbosch University...
Opinion and features
Listening to adolescent mothers this World AIDS Day
As we enter an uncertain chapter in tackling the HIV epidemic, approaches that prioritise the needs, priorities, and voices of adolescent girls—and provide...
Medicine and health
Long-term study shows extent of synergy between alcohol and nicotine use on infant deaths and lifelong prospects of survivors
The extent of the impact of the combined use of alcohol and nicotine, as well as other drugs, during pregnancy on infant deaths and the lifelong health...
Media release
Ingrid Jonker collection finds new home at Stellenbosch University
Earlier this month, a crate containing a very special collection of invaluable documents, was delivered to the Stellenbosch University (SU) Library and...
Awards and milestones
Department of Modern Foreign Languages hosts prestigious 2025 Naspers Chinese Language Awards
The Department of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) held its annual Naspers Awards Ceremony on 13 November at...