​Plant ecologist Prof Karen Esler of the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology has been promoted to the position of distinguished professor – and in the process she has become the first woman to receive the honour in the Faculty...

​Push through, work hard, don't quit and enjoy! This was the advice of Maties Sport student athletes who graduated during Stellenbosch University's (SU) graduation ceremonies from 10-14 December. Although some of them found it difficult to...

Since the first show was held in 1916, the Wellington Chrysanthemum show in the first week of May has been an important event on the town's cultural calendar. What started as a hobby is nowadays taken seriously and the grower of the...

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Biorepository Unit​​​ Sample Processing and Preparation for Storage​

​​On June 27th, the South African Finals of the 18th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students, along with the 5th Chinese Bridge Chinese Show for Foreign Primary School Students, were held at the...

- Celebrating student success: CISU learners excelled at the South African Finals of the Chinese Bridge competition — with Mario Jooste winning the national primary school championship, Lyle Zimry placing second, and Jenne Leigh earning the...

​Maternal suicide rates in South Africa might be reduced by offering perinatal mothers practical support and material help with childcare and poverty alleviation, as well as strategies to engage fathers and to help young mothers to return...

​​World Wildlife Day is observed annually on 3 March. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Drs Francis Vorhies and Wiseman Ndlovu from the African Wildlife Economy Institute write that the use of wild species should benefit people...

​​Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, a Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Stellenbosch University, has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award.This year marks the 20th anniversary of the...

Colin Deiner received an honorary doctorate. He was honoured for his unwavering commitment to saving lives. He advances disaster management and response services.