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Institutional news
Prof Hafizah Chenia listens in on microbes to improve global health
Natural and mathematical sciences
A new era for isotope science as SU celebrates installation of advanced instrument
A buzz of anticipation filled the Chamber of Mines Building at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Department of Earth Sciences as students, academics and industry...
Media release
Deaf student graduates with BSc Honours degree
Deaf with a capital D and proud of it!
It is with this attitude that Trevolin Pillay will walk over the stage this week to be capped with a BSc Honours degree in...
Awards and milestones
Brilliant mathematics achiever honoured with SU’s prestigious Chancellor’s Medal
Just weeks after being announced a recipient of the coveted Rhodes Scholarship, Kerry Porrill was awarded Stellenbosch University’s top honour – the Chancellor...
Institutional news
Their footprints lie deep in Faculty of Science’s history
Mariétta van den Worm, Director: Faculty Management, and Suzette Els, Personal Assistant to the Dean, have been with the Faculty of Science and Stellenbosch...
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...