Opinion and features
Pulmonary Hypertension: A global health crisis we must address
Pulmonary hypertension, a serious disease characterised by high blood pressure in the lungs, affects many people globally. To mark World Pulmonary Hypertension...
Institutional news
From farm to fork: Prof Mapiye is rethinking meat through alternative diets
Prof Cletos Mapiye from the Department of Animal Sciences in the Faculty of AgriSciences delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 30 April 2026. The title of...
Opinion and features
Safeguarding South African research in a changing global landscape
An effective research security approach cannot simply be a list of prohibitions. It must be a thoughtful, risk-based framework that acknowledges our unique...
Awards and milestones
Science 4 Justice Public Square Awarded Social Impact Grant to Boost Forensic Anthropology Service Delivery
The Science 4 Justice (S4J) Public Square recently received a R227 420 seed funding grant from the Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health...
Institutional news
Be BOLD at the 2026 Library Symposium
This symposium will be a special occasion to celebrate the outstanding career of Ellen Tise, who has served as Senior Director of the Stellenbosch University...
Institutional news
Interview: The impact of the Library’s services
Which services of the Library do you use often?
I work closely with our Faculty Librarian, in partnership to co-present a course for our second year students on...
Media release
New study shows editing grapevine DNA could boost resistance to disease and drought
A team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council have, for the first time, successfully edited the DNA of a woody...
Media release
Rising malpractice claims threaten healthcare access, state resources in SA
In recent years, the number of claims for damages against the state for harm caused by medical malpractice has grown. The values of these claims have also...
Impact
From research to communication: Stellenbosch researchers at the VIU Spring School
Arriving on San Servolo Island, a short boat ride from the busy waterways of Venice, Italy, it is clear that this is not a typical academic setting. Removed...
Awards and milestones
Dr Allison Matroos is the pride of Atlantis
The West Coast town of Atlantis is often associated with poverty, unemployment, gang violence and drug abuse. But it's also a place of achievers. Of people the...