Stellenbosch University

Telehealth has come a long way since the days of landline and two-way radio chats between health practitioners who found themselves in different locations. These days patients and caregivers can access advice, consultations, training and…

​It's been the “craziest" six months of their lives, but Stellenbosch University (SU) students Wihan Joubert and Bernard Combrink are leading a thrift revolution with their startup Drip Markets, a buy-and-sell platform for preloved…

Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students walked away with the best oral presentation and the best poster awards at the recent annual congress of the Southern African Society for Aquatic Scientists (SASAqS).PhD student Katie Watson's…

Stellenbosch University's (SU) vision to be a systemically sustainable institution addressing continental and global sustainable development challenges is beginning to bear fruit. Not only is it educating future leaders, policymakers, and…

A study, recently published by the top-tier journal, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), has found strong evidence that country-level gender inequality (essentially women's status in society relative to men) is…

The School of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently signed an important memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre (CAACC) in Gaborone, Botswana. The CAACC was established…

A tech-savvy group of Stellenbosch University medical students are harnessing the power of algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to raise much-needed awareness of organ donation in South Africa. This initiative is being driven by…

Over the past few months, students from Stellenbosch University (SU) and learners from the Cape Winelands district excelled in the South African round of the annual Chinese Bridge competition organised by the Confucius Institute at SU…

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) bagged three sought-after prizes at the 2022/2023 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32 Awards on Thursday (13 July 2023). These annual awards, also known as South Africa's 'Science Oscars',…

The future of advanced surgical operations undoubtedly lies in technology, and increasingly in using robotics for complicated surgical procedures. Therefore, it was a big moment for the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FMHS) when,…