​Stellenbosch University (SU) has taken a significant step towards eradicating period poverty by installing state-of-the-art sanitary pad dispensing machines on campus. The installation was made possible by the generous financial support of...

​The days when people could read news about science only in their (printed) morning newspaper are gone forever. Today, scientists use online platforms and social media to make their work visible and to engage diverse audiences. As science...

It is possible to reduce the impact that concentrating solar power (CSP) towers might have on bird populations by managing the infrastructure well, especially during downtime when it is not generating power. So says HP van Heerden, after...

“Stellenbosch University (SU) is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of disability activist Ms Rachel Kachaje, and we regret that we will not be able to confer her honorary degree in person at our December 2020 graduation," said Prof...

​In celebration of Women's Month, Dr Nana Adom-Aboagye from the Centre for Sport Leadership at Maties Sport writes in an opinion piece for News24 (21 August 2023) that more must be done to provide fair and just support, opportunities...

​Hanru Muller's masters topic is focused on luminescent concrete using luminescent aggregate. During the lockdown period he stayed on a farm and used the low light conditions and low light pollution as the ideal environment to conduct some...

First-year Achievement Awards / Eerstejaars Prestasietoekennings / Amabhaso eMpumelelo waBafundi boNyaka wokuQala ​ Top Achieving First-Year Students 2019​​ ​​​​Lauren Badenhorst ​Tara Grobbelaar ​Lizè Myburgh ​Karabo Bapela ​Jessica...

​​In yet another example of how staff and students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University are rising to the challenge of COVID-19, a Daily Briefing, initiated by professors in the department of...

In South Africa, the invasive harlequin ladybird may ultimately not be able to adapt to climate change, despite the fact that it has successfully invaded four continents over the last two decades. This is the finding from a unique breeding...

Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, the romantic European adventure that Liz Gleeson, a Stellenbosch University postgraduate student in Animal Sciences had envisaged as part of an academic exchange program to Italy, turned out quite...