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SU academic receives major Flemish poetry prize

Dr Alfred Schaffer, a celebrated poet and a lecturer at Stellenbosch University (SU), was recently awarded the prestigious 2021 Herman de Coninck Prize for his...

Submit input on SU's draft revised Language Policy by 12 April 2021

Interested parties are reminded that comments on the first draft of Stellenbosch University's (SU) revised Language Policy (2016) may be submitted up to this...

SU study shows home delivery of medication during Covid-19 proves vital

Metro Health Services (MHS) recently commissioned Prof Bob Mash from Stellenbosch University (SU) to evaluate the home delivery of medication by community...

Why tree diversity in the tropic matters

What can the decomposed leaf litter from 40 streams on six continents tell us about the impact of biodiversity loss on global carbon fluxes? According to a...

Early detection of increased risk for colorectal cancer

A PhD student from Stellenbosch University has established that the early detection of colorectal cancer risk would be greatly enhanced by a holistic approach...

Will Covid-19 speed up the automation of work?

Will Covid-19 accelerate the automation of work? This is the question Dr Daniel le Roux (Department of Information Science) tried to answer in a recent opinion...

Accurate quantification of cell dynamics possible with new software tool

​Engineers and scientists from Stellenbosch University have developed a visualisation tool that can automatically localise and quantify specific cellular...

Maties remains committed to inclusive multilingualism

​​​In an opinion editorial on News24 , SU Rector Prof Wim de Villiers, says that language – more particularly Afrikaans – at SU has again been hotly discussed...

Safe and Sound: Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Health and Safety Systems!

The International Labour Organization estimates that 2.34 million people die each year from work-related accidents or diseases. A further 317 million suffer...

Building a healthier world!

April 7 of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day. This day is aimed to create awareness on specific health topics highlighted around the world....
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