The following article by Dieter von Fintel, Anja Smith, Francesca Marchetta and Martin Limbikani Mwale was published on 27 April 2021 by The Conversation. To read the original article, click here​. Smallholder agriculture is the backbone of...

​A decade-long experiment on the use of high-intensity fire to control bush encroachment in South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP) has revealed that, despite an initial short-term effect, these fires did not result in a meaningful...

SU and leading German universities formalise new partnerships under the Bavaria-Western Cape BioTech Initiative. The agreements aim to advance global research collaboration in health, the environment and the bioeconomy. The occasion...

​​ Establishing robust systems to monitor and analyse genetic information from pathogens helps South Africa to quickly detect and track changes in viruses proactively. This allows for faster responses to outbreaks and enhances pandemic...

Researcher focused exclusively on how to make biltong for her doctorate; that will be awarded on 14 March. When Maxine Jones receives her doctorate in Food Science from Stellenbosch University (SU), she will achieve a unique first that is...

​​​The Inge Lotz Foundation, which was established by her father Prof Jan Lotz after the 22-year old Stellenbosch University (SU) student was tragically murdered in her Welgevonden flat in Stellenbosch, has donated R1 million to the Unit...

From computer lab to community asset: EMS donation extends impact beyond campus

​Stellenbosch University (SU) will become home to a good number of the top matric learners of 2017 this year. The top three, Janke van Dyk, Matthys Carstens (both Western Cape) and Joanna Smith (KwaZulu-Natal) will be Maties in 2018. First...

​In 2019 the Stellenbosch University Centre for Pedagogy (SUNCEP) celebrated 20 years of coordinating the Stellenbosch regional Eskom Expo for Young Scientists. During this time a total of 5 503 learners, displaying 3 298 projects, have...

​Stellenbosch University's Plant Breeding Laboratory (SU-PBL) is a key partner in a national initiative that has its sights set on increasing the yields and boosting the profitability of wheat produced by South African farmers. The national...