New velvet worm species a first for the Little Karoo
In March 2022, Stellenbosch University (SU) student Rohan Barnard was out and about on a farm in the Swartberg Mountains between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn...
New review on the legacy of the “botanist from Belvidere”
The living legacy of Dr Augusta Vera Duthie (1881–1963), founder of the Department of Botany at Victoria College in 1902 (renamed Stellenbosch University in...
Passing of renowned herpetologist met with shock and sadness
The Centre for Invasion Biology (CIB) and the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University (SU) were shocked to learn of the passing of Dr John...
SU student one step closer to becoming a killer whale specialist
With a research grant from the Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF), Stellenbosch University (SU) student Lindiwe Makapela hopes to finally realise her dream of one...
Research on estuarine moonshine worms earns PhD students top awards
PhD students in marine biology from Stellenbosch University were awarded first and third prizes for their oral presentations on the estuarine moonshine worm, a...
SU marine biologists scoop top awards at SASAqS conference
Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students walked away with the best oral presentation and the best poster awards at the recent annual congress of the Southern...
Deceptive daisy’s ability to create fake flies explained
Researchers have discovered how a South African daisy makes fake lady flies on its petals to trick male flies into pollinating it.
When climate change leaves you with the only (most expensive) option to adapt
There may come a time in our efforts to gradually adapt to climate change that we are pushed over a tipping point – when the only choice we face is either a...
New study reveals unexpected diversity of South Africa’s ecologically important long-tongued flies
A detailed study of over 50 long-tongued fly species endemic to Southern Africa has shown that species known to science only account for about half of the...