SU recognises change-makers with Social Impact Awards
Stellenbosch University (SU) recently celebrated the power of civic engagement with its inaugural Social Impact Awards, honouring the exceptional contributions...
Portuguese President honours Prof Tulio de Oliveira with Order of Merit Medal
In a momentous ceremony held on the evening of June 5th, 2023, aboard a Portuguese Navy Ship docked in South Africa, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de...
Celebrating the pillars behind the scenes of the Department of Economics
Every year the university recognises staff members who have excelled at their work. The Chancellor's Award is awarded to those who have shown sustained...
NRF honours SU ecologist with Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Research Foundation (NRF) honoured Emeritus Professor Brian van Wilgen with the Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour that is bestowed...
Lexicographer receives prestigious award for research
In 2021 Dr Lorna Hiles Morris completed her PhD (Lexicography) in the Department as well as a term as Consolidoc fellow. She has recently been awarded the...
Sooliman receives Social Justice Champion award
Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of the Gift of the Givers Foundation, has received the Social Justice Champion of the Year 2021 award for the life-saving work...
Week of literary prizes for lecturers at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch
Dr Willem Anker and Dr Alfred Schaffer (who both teach creative writing at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch) received the kykNET-Rapport Prize for fiction...
SU spin-out makes beauty world spin with one of 100 best inventions
A Stellenbosch University (SU) spin-out company is behind a nanofiber cosmetics product, which was selected by Time magazine as one of the 100 best inventions...
Prof Hester Klopper receives prestigious international award
Prof Hester Klopper, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Strategy and Internationalisation at Stellenbosch University (SU) has been honoured with the Dorothy Ford...
PhD student wins first international Anders Bäckström Prize
The Rev Mwawi Chilongozi, a PhD in Theology student at Stellenbosch University (SU), has won the international Anders Bäckström Prize, to be awarded for the...