Undergraduate programmes

An Integration Bee is a competitive mathematics event modelled after a spelling bee, in which participants rapidly evaluate indefinite and definite integrals from calculus, typically without calculators or reference materials. Raaid...

One of Stellenbosch University’s flagship faculties and is one of South Africa’s major producers of scientists and researchers.

Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects released on Wednesday 19 November. SU leads in SA in Food Science & Technology, Biotechnology, Communication, Biological Sciences and Agricultural Sciences. SU in the top 100 in the...

The last benchmark survey was done over two decades ago. The invasive weeping bottlebrush has already established in a substantial stretch of the river and is spreading rapidly. Key data on native species that persist adjacent to invasives...

There is increased evidence that extracellular DNA – genetic material released from bacteria killed during the treatment process – may act as a previously underappreciated reservoir of antibiotic resistance. Researchers from Stellenbosch...

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Species distribution maps as high-level proxies for analysing biodiversity. As the first continental-scale assessment of zeta diversity for African plants, this study provides novel insights into their biogeographic patterns by teasing...

Faculty of Science Research Overview

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Faculty of Science attracts full-time and part-time postgraduate students from South Africa, Africa and abroad through formal international linkages and exchange programmes.