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Research highlights Proteaceae growing conditions and suggests that global change forecasts are too optimistic

Determining the range of suitable environmental conditions under which a plant species can persist and thrive (its “ecological niche") is the key for...

Chair in Crop Health at Stellenbosch University to train students and qualified agriculturalists alike

The New Year saw the establishment of a Chair in Crop Health at Stellenbosch University (SU), thanks to funding of R10.5 million provided by Villa Crop...

Join the discussion at this year's science cafés at Woordfees

​Jannie Hofmeyr will be leading the Science Cafe Stellenbosch conversations at Woordfees 2020. With a wide interest in the natural and social sciences, this...

SU MOOC makes it onto international UN education platform

​A Stellenbosch University (SU) massive open online course (also known as MOOC), which started in September 2016, has been such a hit that it also attracted the...

More hybrid learning in future

​​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) envisages that by 2025, hybrid learning (HL) students will form 25% of the total student body. According to SU's June 2018...

Corona Virus: Updates and Management

The Corona virus has been all over the media in recent weeks and for good reason. The virus is relatively new and therefore, guidelines change daily as we learn...

CTL Blog

​​The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is pleased to announce a series of blog posts on the theme “(Your) teaching matters @ SU’’. We aim to contribute to...

Workshop in multivariate data analysis hosted by Vibrational Spectroscopy Unit

​A three-day workshop in the field of multivariate data analysis was organized by the CAF Vibrational Spectroscopy Unit and the Department of Food Science. An...

Arrival of Covid-19 in Africa only a matter of time, warns epidemiologist

We can expect to know within the next month whether the novel corona virus has found its way to Africa. In the meantime, all efforts to halt or slow the spread...

Understanding STIs

In South Africa, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a big problem, even though most of the infections can be cured. The fear of being stigmatised is...
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