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African penguins: climate refugees from a distant past
A new study on the paleo-historical geographic range of the endangered African penguin since the last Ice Age paints a grave picture of a species in steep decline. Imagine the view from the western coastline of southern Africa during the...
AfCFTA not a silver bullet to increase SA’s agricultural exports in Africa
Does the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) present an opportunity for South Africa (SA) to further expand its agricultural exports into the continent, or is it just a pipe dream? This is the question Desmond Annandale explored...
Future Professor: From a mute boy to a master of languages
Until he was six years old, Gibson Ncube didn't utter a word. Today the boy who suffered from mutism, speaks four African and three international languages. Dr Ncube now works as a lecturer at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Department of...
A world-class biomedical research facility in Africa, for Africa
South African Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Mr Buti Manamela, commended Stellenbosch University (SU) on its visionary leadership in establishing the cutting-edge Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI) – which...
Prof Jonathan Jansen receives esteemed international recognition
Professor Jonathan Jansen, Distinguished Professor in Education at Stellenbosch University (SU) and president of the Academy of Science of South Africa, has been elected as a member of the esteemed American Academy of Arts and Sciences...
Swiss and SU students both benefit from new short programme
As part of its 30-year celebration of internationalisation at Stellenbosch University (SU), SU International introduced a Short programme with the University of St Gallen, Switzerland. The two-part offering started in April 2023 with a ten...
Universities are engines of innovation and research – Prof Sibusiso Moyo
World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated on 21 April. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Sibusiso Moyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, writes that universities are engines...
TLA Seminar: A capstone project to enhance entrepreneurial and other critical skills in students
You are invited to attend the next quarterly TLA seminar offered by the Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement Speaker: Dr Albert Strever (Department of Viticulture and Oenology, Faculty of AgriSciences) (TAU Fellow, 2022-2023)...
New species of medicinal mushroom endemic to Knysna forest
A new species of medicinal mushroom in the genus Hericium was recently identified by a third-year microbiology and genetics student at Stellenbosch University (SU) – this is the first endemic species of this highly sought-after...
‘Target specific wine consumers for increased sales’ – research study
Wine marketers (and wine companies) could increase their sales if they develop targeted strategies to reach different groups of wine consumers. Market segmentation can help them gain a better understanding of the characteristics...