​The Unit for Religion and Development Research (URDR) is an interdisciplinary research unit based at SU. It empowers communities, organisations and governments through evidence based research, theory building from below and capacity...

​It's widely known that nothing ages better than a fine wine, and now a team from Stellenbosch University has combined finance and oenology to develop a fine wine index that proves the positive value of the beverage as an investment asset...

It was the gentle feel of newborn babies, their smiles, and the happiness on their mothers' faces that attracted her to obstetrics and gynaecology. But her interest in the field was escalated when she learned about the appalling rate at...

Currently there is no national breast screening programme in South Africa. Whilst many women can undergo individual breast surveillance (mammogram and examination), the majority of women in this country do not have access to screening. Mass...

The Division for Social Impact recently hosted an orientation session for new staff members. The session provided an overview of Stellenbosch University's Social Impact strategy and support structures and featured presentations from Social...

​The relationship between Stellenbosch University and the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) has been strengthened through the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...

​​In divided societies, businesses tend to entrench winning and losing groups, and thus increase inter-group friction, tensions, conflict and social incohesion. This was one of the viewpoints of Prof Brian Ganson from the University of...

​Working on improving the automated image recognition of individual leopards from photographs for her BScHonours project in Computer Sciences at Stellenbosch University, Ms Jacobie Mouton not only published her first peer-reviewed article...

​Automation has led to an increase in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, in many fields, ranging from the film industry to agricultural applications to military operations. This boom has created new...

Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers made their mark at the recent inaugural African Biotrade Festival in Johannesburg. Dr Rhoda Malgas and Kyle le Roux were two of the three presenters awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to any academic...