The benefits of undergraduate research experiences are well documented. Students gain more confidence in their work when involved in "real" research.

Mariétta van den Worm, Director: Faculty Management, and Suzette Els, Personal Assistant to the Dean, have been with the Faculty of Science and Stellenbosch University for the past 25 and 34 years respectively. Both will retire at the end...

Africa is a premier frontier in the search for “green metals” but remains poorly studied. Research grant will allow the development of a comprehensive metallogenic framework for the West Congo Belt. Findings will have far-reaching...

Dean's division

New approaches must be found in the fight against multi-drug-resistant pathogens. Workshop focuses on nanosolutions for antimicrobial surfaces in public spaces and hospital's Intensive Care Units.

Dr Bambesiwe May won a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award. She develops sustainable frameworks to manage mining waste. Her work reduces environmental risks and makes the industry more sustainable.

Kerry Porrill was awarded Stellenbosch University’s top honour – the Chancellor’s Medal (2025). The Chancellor’s Medal was first instituted in 1961. Porrill is a graduate from the Mathematics Division within the Faculty of Science and this...

​​​​​​​​​The Faculty of Science provides a solid foundation in the basic sciences as required in the general science professions, as well as for professional degrees such as engineering, medicine and actuarial science. Due to the rapid...

Undergraduate programmes

First Deaf student to graduate with a BScHons in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at SU. Trevolin Pillay was born profoundly deaf and proudly identifies as a Deaf individual. With proper access, Deaf students can thrive in any field...