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Awards and milestones
Brilliant mathematics achiever honoured with SU’s prestigious Chancellor’s Medal
Institutional news
SU secures leading positions in 2025 Shanghai Subject Rankings
If you are interested in studying Food Science & Technology, Biotechnology, Communication, Biological Sciences or Agricultural Sciences in South Africa, look no...
Natural and mathematical sciences
Research grant will unlock critical mineral potential in Central Africa
A major new research initiative will shed light on one of Africa’s least understood yet promising mineral provinces, the West Congo Belt (WCB), extending for...
Media release
Dinosaur eggshells unlock a new way to tell time in the fossil record
An international team of geologists and paleontologists is pioneering a groundbreaking methodology to reliably determine the age of fossil-bearing rocks — by...
Media release
Scientists reveal another piece in Long COVID puzzle
In patients with Long COVID, a new study has revealed structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).
This...
Innovation and entrepreneurship
“Out-of-the-box” technologies needed to fight against multi-drug-resistant pathogens
Some of the latest “out-of-the-box” technologies and research in the fight against multi-drug-resistant pathogens in hospitals’ Intensive Care Units and public...
Media release
New centre to advance drug discovery to address Africa’s healthcare needs
Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched a new transdisciplinary centre to advance drug discovery and therapeutic innovation to address Africa’s unique...