Awards and milestones
First-year student selected to attend youth science forum in London
First year BSc student Sibella Murray has been selected by the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) to attend the 2026 LIYSF (London International...
Media release
Insect body size is not constrained by atmospheric oxygen
Two researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) were part of the team, led by researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) and Adelaide University, that...
New velvet worm species a first for the Little Karoo
In March 2022, Stellenbosch University (SU) student Rohan Barnard was out and about on a farm in the Swartberg Mountains between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn...
New review on the legacy of the “botanist from Belvidere”
The living legacy of Dr Augusta Vera Duthie (1881–1963), founder of the Department of Botany at Victoria College in 1902 (renamed Stellenbosch University in...
Passing of renowned herpetologist met with shock and sadness
The Centre for Invasion Biology (CIB) and the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University (SU) were shocked to learn of the passing of Dr John...
SU student one step closer to becoming a killer whale specialist
With a research grant from the Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF), Stellenbosch University (SU) student Lindiwe Makapela hopes to finally realise her dream of one...
Research on estuarine moonshine worms earns PhD students top awards
PhD students in marine biology from Stellenbosch University were awarded first and third prizes for their oral presentations on the estuarine moonshine worm, a...
SU marine biologists scoop top awards at SASAqS conference
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...
Deceptive daisy’s ability to create fake flies explained
Researchers have discovered how a South African daisy makes fake lady flies on its petals to trick male flies into pollinating it.
