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Stellenbosch University
Prof Riaan den Haan develops yeast strains capable of converting waste into useful products
Prof Riaan den Haan of the Department of Microbiology delivered his inaugural lecture on 26 May 2026. His research focuses on developing yeast strains for sustainable biotechnology applications. His work aims to convert biomass and...
Stellenbosch University
Prof Tammy Robinson-Smythe helps to keep invasive marine species in check
Prof Tammy Robinson-Smythe of the Centre for Invasion Biology delivered her inaugural lecture on Thursday 14 May 2026. She focuses on how marine alien species spread along South Africa’s coast and how to manage them. Her work aims to...
Stellenbosch University
Prof Hafizah Chenia listens in on microbes to improve global health
Prof Hafizah Yousuf Chenia of the Department of Microbiology delivered her inaugural lecture on 23 June 2026. She focuses on how microorganisms communicate, share resistance genes, survive hostile environments and behave like organised...
Open Day: Physics beyond the classroom
Discover the Universe at the Physics Department's Open Day! Join us in the Merensky Building to view exciting research - from fundamental particles to the vast
Faculty of Science
New study led by South African scientists reveals how sea-ice microbes survive the Southern Ocean’s harsh winter, with implications for climate change
A new study reveals up to 38-fold higher DMSP concentrations in Southern Ocean sea-ice versus the surrounding seawaters during the Southern Ocean austral winter. DMSP is known for protecting organisms against environmental stressors. Its...
Faculty of Science
South African fynbos soil delivers a new species of soil bacterium
New species was isolated from soil collected in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve, a biodiversity hot spot in the Cape Floristic Region. This is the first genus from the phylum Acidobacteriota to be described from Southern Africa. he finding...
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
One of Stellenbosch University’s flagship faculties and is one of South Africa’s major producers of professional scientists and researchers.
Personalised medicine and breast cancer
Join us at the Toyota Woordfees for a new series of captivating science café talks, moderated by well-known science journalist and author, Engela Duvenage
From African microbes to planetary health
Join us for a new series of captivating science café talks, moderated by well-known science journalist and author, Engela Duvenage. Science Café Stellenbosch is
Lasers – the ultimate enabling technology
Join us at the Toyota Woordfees for a new series of captivating science café talks, moderated by well-known science journalist and author, Engela Duvenage