Natural and mathematical sciences
Harnessing big data and zeta diversity to explain African plant distributions
Africa’s plant diversity
There are >40,000 native vascular plant species recorded in mainland sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the impressive species list, much of...
Media release
Insect body size is not constrained by atmospheric oxygen
Two researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) were part of the team, led by researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) and Adelaide University, that...
Media release
New African species confirms evolutionary origin of magic mushrooms
A long-standing debate about the evolutionary origin of the world’s most widely cultivated “magic mushroom” – Psilocybe cubensis – may now have been settled by...
Conservation and forestry
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden joins the call for an improved global data ecosystem to support living plant collections
A recently published perspective piece, co-authored by the late Dr. Donovan Kirkwood, former Curator of the SUBG, and acting Curator Annerie Senekal, alongside...
Media release
Eerste River study needs your help – students, hikers, landowners and other stakeholders
Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Invasion Biology is embarking on a comprehensive benchmarking exercise to establish the status of plant invasions along the...
Media release
Sub-Saharan Africa has lost nearly a quarter of its biodiversity
A new African-led study finds that sub-Saharan Africa has already lost 24% of its biodiversity since pre-industrial times. This means that, on average, the...
Arts, languages and social sciences
UN Expert Panel co-chaired by Crest, Dr Heide Hackmann releases latest report on Climate and SDG’s synergies
On 24-25 September 2025, the Third Global Report on Climate and SDG Synergies (2025), prepared by the Expert Group including our very own Crest, Dr Heide...