Diving is a physically demanding sport that can place a diver in dangerous situations or result in a delay in access to health care due to the nature of the sport: several meters of water often separate the diver from first aid and 'safety'...

How can universities in South Africa play a bigger role in the development of society? This was the question Prof Aslam Fataar (Department of Education Policy Studies / Transformation Office) explored in a recent article for University...

With an estimated 40% of all insects threatened with extinction, 73 scientists from around the world, including Stellenbosch University (SU), decided that something needed to be done urgently to protect insect species. Led by Prof Jeff...

Not every day, you come across someone whose career path is the perfect culmination of years of hard work, skills development, and continuous learning to prepare her for what she will need in her new role as Technology Transfer Director at...

Thanks to the Jala Peo Food and Nutrition Garden project, every participating primary school on the dry West Coast now boasts a well-maintained vegetable garden that promotes learners' agricultural learning and produces food for nutrition...

Invasive alien species have emerged as one of the top five threats to biodiversity and ecosystems globally, yet only a handful of countries regard biosecurity measures as a priority. So warns a team of international researchers in a new...

A Stellenbosch University (SU) spin-out company is behind a nanofiber cosmetics product, which was selected by Time magazine as one of the 100 best inventions of 2019. The Stellenbosch Nanofiber Company (SNC) has revealed that it is working...

What would the Woordfees be without an inspiring performance by the Stellenbosch University (SU) Choir? Therefore, the special performance by this extraordinary group is expected to be one of the highlights of Woordfees TV. Fans can look...

"Visionary leaders" is how Prof Jimmy Volmink, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University (SU), described the two Vice Deans recently appointed to the faculty's management. Dr Therese Fish, who has...

​Now, more than ever before, higher education institutions globally have to practise good citizenship and social responsibility, and promote civic engagement and partnership to counter the effects of COVID-19 on communities and institutions...