A new study puts the total number of tree species on Earth at 73 274, with another 9 186 still to be discovered. Roughly 40% of these undiscovered tree species are in South America. This new global estimate of the number of tree species...

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) seeks to attract top talent. And judging by the 2022 first-year intake, the institution is undoubtedly achieving this aim. In addition to Ulrich le Roux, South Africa's top-performing National Senior...

Today the Laser Research Institute in the Department of Physics at Stellenbosch University is regarded as one of the four major centers for laser physics in South Africa and Africa, with infrastructure similar to major overseas centers. Yet...

You are exactly where you are meant to be. This was the sentiment expressed by Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, and Ms Viwe Kobokana, chairperson of the Students' Representative Council (SRC)...

​​​History was made at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) last week, when, for the first time, a female dean welcomed first-year students to the Tygerberg campus. The new group of medical students, will also be the first to...

​​Friday (4 February) was World Cancer Day. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University make the point that we need a unified response coupled with ongoing research and clinical trials to beat cancer. Click on the...

The calibre of Stellenbosch University students and staff and the work that they do towards solving pressing agronomical issues in the South African agricultural sector was recognised by the South African Society of Crop Production (SASCP)...

​​A new seminar series covering a wide range of topics related to epidemics and genomics was launched at the Tygerberg campus during the first week of February 2022. World-renowned bioinformatician Prof Tulio de Oliveira, who was involved...

​Several learners from across South Africa who excelled in matric in 2021 have decided on Stellenbosch University (SU) as their institution of choice for further studies this year. Among those becoming Maties are Free State top matriculant...

​By using the Facilities Management Division as a living laboratory, future-fit systems and processes have been put in place since 2015 to turn Stellenbosch University (SU) into a smart campus. According to Nicolette van den Eijkel...