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Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasites remain the deadliest form of malaria, and it remains a significant global health challenge New research from Stellenbosch University shows that three small, highly specialized proteins in P...

Science Café Stellenbosch explores the complex relationship between steroid hormones and women's health.

Space rocks - killers of habitable worlds in outer space?

The Africa Centre for Therapeutic Innovation (ACTI) will fill a critical gap in South Africa and Africa’s drug discovery capabilities. The new centre will have a strong focus on interdisciplinary research with contributions from chemistry...

Public lectures about the science behind the 2025 Nobel Prizes

New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic. The study paves the way for the...

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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...

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...