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SU launches SA’s first centre for food safety

​​ Efforts to support food safety in South Africa received a significant boost when Stellenbosch University (SU), in conjunction with Tiger Brands, launched the...

Food connoisseur or cooking amateur, how well do you know you spices?

​What is food adulteration and how does it occur? The price of herbs is determined by how compact the product is (Black et al., 2016). A common adulterant is...

New electronic Student Feedback system available and ready for use!

​The new electronic Student Feedback system is available and ready for use. The system is integrated with SUNLearn with access to students and the Student...

Science communication helps strengthen democracy, argue experts

​​​The public engagement with science and communicating science to the public is important if we want to strengthen our democracy, said Dr Beverly Damonse from...

Novel gene discovery strengthens collaboration between SU and KU Leuven

​Dr Bianke Loedolff, a post-doctoral research fellow from the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB), recently returned from a two month research visit to the...

Faculty's centenary celebration highlights art and social sciences contribution to shaping our world

​“The faculty has had an interesting trajectory since its inception, even before the formal establishment of SU in 1918. It was the first faculty to appoint a...

Report on status of biological invasions in South Africa a world first

Two ecologists from Stellenbosch University, Prof. Brian van Wilgen and Prof. John Wilson, were the lead authors of South Africa's first national report on the...

PhD student first in Africa to win European Early Career Research Award

​​Dr Anouk Albien, currently a research psychologist in the Department of Psychology at Stellenbosch University (SU), recently became the first doctoral student...

SU celebrates 100 years of education

As one of the four founding faculties at Stellenbosch University (SU), the Faculty of Education turned 100 this year during the institution's Centenary year. On...

Top learners from top schools should choose top university

"You come from top schools where you are considered one of the top three learners of your school. Do you not agree that you must therefore choose a top degree...
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