The development of genetically modified yeast strains that produce special enzymes for commercial applications.

​​Nairobi, Kenya – October 9-11, 2024 – The UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence at Stellenbosch University proudly announces the resounding success of its inaugural intercultural conference, held at Strathmore University, a key partner...

The UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence held its first intercultural conference in Nairobi, bringing together 56 participants from 12 countries. Key themes included local context-driven initiatives, youth voices, intergenerational...

International scholars and artists reframe decay as a creative force in heritage practices. Conference links heritage to environmental change, colonial histories and future responsibility. Academic discussions intertwined with exhibitions...

​​Director of the Institute for Futures Research (IFR) at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, Dr Morne Mostert, has been appointed as non-executive chairman of global leadership think tank, World Leadership Day (WLD), after...

Legacy of Leadership: Professor Danie Brink retired as Dean of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University after decades of dedicated academic and administrative service. Aquaculture Pioneer: He established South Africa’s first undergraduate...

​​Africa Universities' Day was celebrated recently (12 November). In an opinion piece for the Cape Times, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University Prof Wim de Villiers writes that purposeful research collaborations will go a...

The new Stellenbosch Technology Centre - Laboratory for Advanced Manufacturing (STC -LAM) is the epitome of collaboration, cooperation and partnership. This centre, inaugurated on 26 January 2016, is housed in the Department of Industrial...

Maties Sport ended a successful University Sport of South Africa (USSA) campaign, with significant achievements in all of the participating sporting codes. The Maroon Machine took home gold in the A Section of women’s water polo and silver...

​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 Katholieke University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium). She was one of three sub...