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Climate warming puts desert lizards in a “cost-of-living” squeeze
With climate warming, desert lizards in tropical and subtropical regions, such as the Kgalagadi Desert in South Africa, spend more energy to survive and grow. They also need to work harder to find food and support this increased energetic...
STIAS celebrates its silver jubilee in style
The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) has marked its silver jubilee with a grand celebration, reflecting on 25 years of groundbreaking research, intellectual exchange and global collaboration. The event, held on 10 March...
Get to know your lecturer: Ulrike Kussing (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)
Ulrike Kussing (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Teaching is in my blood. From my mom's side of the family, we have a long history of being either teachers or preachers. When I got fed-up with the corporate world, I just couldn't...
South Africa and China establish record-breaking 12,900 km ultra-secure quantum satellite link
Scientists from South Africa and China have successfully established the world's longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12,900 km. Using the Chinese quantum microsatellite Jinan-1, launched into low...
The price of accreditation: What are business schools willing to sacrifice?
I write this opinion piece at a critical moment, not just for business education but for the broader fight for justice in South Africa and beyond. As an academic, the attempted erasure of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) from business...
SU lecturer back in the saddle to raise R100 000 for science students in need
One family. Ten cyclists. Six days. Six hundred kilometres. Stellenbosch University (SU) lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz is back in the fundraising saddle, and this year she aims to raise at least R100 000 with her Wheels of Opportunity...
Student fees and registration 2017
Information on student fees, registration 2017 and the implementation of the state-funded DHET 8% gap-funding was sent to students by the Registrar, Dr Ronel Retief, on Thursday 15 December 2016. This was followed up by an email on 5...
SU’s March graduation week starts on high note with special performance by SA jazz legend
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) March graduation week starts on a high note with jazz icon Jonathan Butler being awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to arts and culture. Butler will perform during his ceremony on Monday (24...
Human Rights Day: Health rights, LGBTIQ+ rights under the spotlight
South Africans celebrated Human Rights Day on Friday 21 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University discussed health rights, LGBTIQ+ rights and how religion can help to promote these and other human rights...
New director for Stellenbosch University Water Institute
Prof. Wesaal Khan has been appointed as the new director of the Stellenbosch University Water Institute (SUWI) from January 2025. Prof. Khan is an established researcher in SU's Department of Microbiology, leading a multidisciplinary...