SU committed to fighting the effects of global warming
Stellenbosch University (SU) is committed to fighting the effects of global warming and providing new alternatives to support essential changes and...
Africa’s adaptation to climate change hampered by skewed funding and lack of data
Over the past three decades Africa received just 3.8% of climate-related research funding globally, with most of this funding going to institutions in Europe...
Paleo-climate simulations of Namibia’s quiver tree populations show significant range shift over past 22 000 y
Going 22 000 years into the past and projecting 50 years into the future, ecologists from Stellenbosch University (SU) simulated the paleo- and future...
The Southern Ocean’s role in driving global carbon cycle stronger than expected
The Southern Ocean's role in driving the global carbon cycle may be stronger than expected as the biological carbon pump is not “switched off" in winter as...
Beating the heat: opening the climate change forecasting toolbox
It is not easy to predict how animals – from insects to fish – are going to respond to climate change and especially extremes of temperature. This lack of...
Minister Nzimande welcomes launch of School of Climate Studies at SU
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has welcomed the launch of the School of Climate Studies at Stellenbosch...
SU to launch new School for Climate Studies
In what promises to be a groundbreaking initiative in the battle against climate change, Stellenbosch University (SU) has announced the establishment of a new...
SU’s Guy Midgley one of Reuters’ most influential climate scientists
Stellenbosch University's Prof Guy Midgley is one of four South African scientists listed on the Reuters Hot List of the top 1000 most influential climate...
Why tree diversity in the tropic matters
What can the decomposed leaf litter from 40 streams on six continents tell us about the impact of biodiversity loss on global carbon fluxes?
According to a...
WWF Living Planet Report: two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970
Prof Guy Midgley from Stellenbosch University is one of 125 specialists from around the world who have contributed to the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Living...