A microbiologist from Stellenbosch University (SU), Prof. Alf Botha, has been honoured for his contribution to the study of yeast ecology with a newly-discovered yeast species named after him. Saturnispora bothae species nov., a yeast...

Wanted: existing creative texts written in Kaaps or Afrikaaps. Such poems, recordings of spoken word poetry, short stories, books, TikTok poems, radio and television dramas and music will be included in a comprehensive free electronic...

Wanted: existing creative texts written in Kaaps or Afrikaaps. Such poems, recordings of spoken word poetry, short stories, books, TikTok poems, radio and television dramas and music will be included in a comprehensive free electronic...

A team of researchers are set to uncover the intricacies of life in the 'rhizosphere' after receiving funding from the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) to conduct a large scale project. In an article written for Nature...

​​Stakeholders are invited to give input on Stellenbosch University's (SU) draft Visual Redress Policy before it is finalised to follow the internal approval process for institutional policies. The internal campus consultation process with...

For more than a decade, the African Doctoral Academy (ADA) has aimed to coordinate and strengthen excellence in doctoral education across the African continent. Housed within Stellenbosch University International (SUI), which forms part of...

The opening day of the seventh International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight Transport hosted by Stellenbosch University's Department of Logistics kicked off via a webinar on Wednesday (28 October 2020). This is the first time that the...

​Professor Faadiel Essop, Director of the Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA) at Stellenbosch University, recently received the Physiology Society of Southern Africa's (PSSA) Lifetime Award in recognition of his...

Major palaeo-environmental changes over the past five million years may explain the surprising genetic differences between Africa's wetland and savanna lions. Recent genetic studies on the continent's dwindling lion populations have...

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) has declared that 2020 will be the year to drive transformation with a specific focus on disability inclusion. In celebration of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, SU's Rector and Vice...