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WOW celebrates 20 years – Stellenbosch University’s social empowerment initiative marks two decades

​​​​​A rich vocabulary filled with words with meaning will open new worlds for a child, says Fiona van Kerwel, project manager of Words Open Worlds (WOW), a...

All things AI²

As the leaves in Vicotria Street changes colour and campus quiets down after a busy semester, the AI-scene is buzzing with the latest developments. We have...

Conference offers a glimpse into humanitarian disaster preparedness

When Professor Kathryn Chu met Gift of the Givers founder, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, six months ago, she was so inspired by this non-governmental organisation's (NGO)...

Nikita Sitharam's Innovative Arbovirus Dashboards to Redefine Epidemic Response in Africa

​​​​​​​Nikita Sitharam, a dedicated bioinformatics Master's student at Stellenbosch University, is revolutionizing epidemic response in Africa through her...

Academic Lis Lange joins SU as a special advisor on learning and teaching

​Accomplished academic Prof Lis Lange has been appointed at Stellenbosch University (SU) as Special Advisor to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC): Learning and...

SU led international symposium champions ‘Life after TB’

​ Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted the second International Post-TB Symposium where leading experts in the field of TB treatment and research...

SU sedimentologist part of team to discover new species of dinosaur in Utah

Dr Ryan Tucker from Stellenbosch University's Department of Earth Sciences was part of an international team that discovered a new plant-eating dinosaur that...

Africa can finance its own development and it is already doing so

​​​​​​Africa can finance its own development and it is already doing it. Unfortunately, too many policymakers in Africa have a mindset of managing poverty...

Adding essential oils to diet of dairy calves could keep E. coli in check

​​​Monensin, an antimicrobial substance that can be used to kill or prevent the growth of microorganisms, is frequently added to the diet of dairy calves to...

SU quantum expert receives Italian knighthood

​One of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) top academics received an extraordinary honour over the weekend when Italy’s ambassador to South Africa bestowed the...
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