In March 2022, Stellenbosch University (SU) student Rohan Barnard was out and about on a farm in the Swartberg Mountains between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn, flipping over rocks looking for ants, reptiles and other critters, when he stumbled...

SU journalism students' documentary For His Sake has been selected for the Durban International Film Festival, potentially eyeing an Oscar. The film tells the story of a 3rd-generation barber shop in Ida’s Valley, exploring family bonds and...

​A new composite material made from invasive Port Jackson trees and recycled low-grade plastic waste could help solve South Africa's social housing crisis, and some of its environmental problems. It was developed by Dr Abubakar Sadiq...

Dr Chevarra Hansraj is one of six South African scientists chosen by the Academy of Science of South Africa to attend the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in Germany. Her research sits at the intersection of mathematics and physics...

​​​​​Firebrand. Art lover. Traveller. These are the three words that friends recently sponsored as a birthday gift for political scientist Prof Amanda Gouws. There's a host others that one could choose to describe her by too: Feminist...

The Stellenbosch University (SU) Council had its second scheduled meeting for the year on Tuesday 18 June. Council discussed developments in higher education and at SU, and took a number of important decisions. Matters discussed included...

The DNA sequencing unit has a long history of supporting research at Stellenbosch University, as well as other universities. Since its inception over two decades ago, the unit has supported research in the field of Human Genetics though...

​Cancer of the oesophagus is one of the most understudied cancers in Africa. The disease has a peculiar distribution in the world – with a high incidence in China and Africa. In southern Africa it is more prevalent on the eastern side of...

If sport doesn't contribute to a healthier nation, we must press the reset button and explore ways of doing things differently. Chief Director of Maties Sport, Ilhaam Groenewald, expressed this view during an online panel discussion hosted...

Sunelle Hanekom, a long-serving staff member at Stellenbosch Business School, graduated with an MPhil in Science and Technology Studies. After starting her career as a typist and a PA, she returned to formal study later in life and...