Media release
Gut health: why food alone won’t fix childhood stunting
Prof. Thulani Makhalanyane, holder of the NRF-SU research chair in African Microbiome Innovation in the Department of Microbiology, and Prof. Ronelle Burger...
Media release
Many factors drive changes in human-wildlife relationships
Human populations are expanding and encroaching further into wildlife habitats, leading to dynamic and evolving relationships between humans and wildlife. As...
Medicine and health
Stellenbosch University scientists respond to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
Scientists at Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) have rapidly mobilised to support efforts to understand and contain...
Institutional news
South Africa must invest in concentrated solar power – Prof Craig McGregor
Prof Craig McGregor of the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 19 May...
Institutional news
Prof Tammy Robinson-Smythe helps to keep invasive marine species in check
Prof Tammy Robinson-Smythe of the Centre for Invasion Biology in the Faculty of Science delivered her inaugural lecture on Thursday 14 May 2026. The title of...
Opinion and features
#meetourPostdocFellows: Dr. Saskia Hanft-Robert
In March 2025, the Public Squares Initiative launched its Postdoctoral Fellowship with support from the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research...
Opinion and features
#meetourPostdocFellows: Dr. Noreth Muller-Kluits
In March 2025, the Public Squares Initiative launched its Postdoctoral Fellowship with support from the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research...
Media release
CODA supports international collaboration to advance microvascular research in complex chronic disorders
The Complex Disorders Alliance (CODA) today announced its support of an international research collaboration focused on advancing understanding of microvascular...
Institutional news
Public Squares bring spaces between academic disciplines to life
Stellenbosch University (SU) has set itself an ambitious goal: to be “Africa’s leading research-intensive university, globally recognised as excellent...
Institutional news
Access to finance helps SMEs survive – Prof Ashenafi Fanta
Prof Ashenafi Fanta, of Stellenbosch Business School in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday, 7 May 2026...