​Life can be very difficult for a stateless child who is not recognised as a national of any country in the world. A major contributing factor to this state of affairs is the inability of women to pass on their nationality status to their...

​Coughing can be a symptom of a range of respiratory diseases, not just of COVID-19. However, people don't necessarily know how to distinguish between COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 negative coughs. That is why researchers at Stellenbosch...

​Wine marketers (and wine companies) could increase their sales if they develop targeted strategies to reach different groups of wine consumers. Market segmentation can help them gain a better understanding of the characteristics...

​​​​As we kicked off May commemorating Workers' Day, we dedicate this series of articles to our staff and their important contribution to SU. In the interview below, Engelbrecht tells us more about his work. A night owl, August Engelbrecht...

​​​There may come a time in our efforts to gradually adapt to climate change that we are pushed over a tipping point – when the only choice we face is either a completely transformed way of doing things, or nothing. These so-called tipping...

The African Procurement Law Unit (APLU), which is housed at the Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Faculty, initiated a national conversation on public procurement reform in South Africa during a two-day gathering in Johannesburg from 27 to...

​Although women have made great strides in the legal profession in South Africa and their numbers have steadily increased, they still find it difficult to occupy senior positions or to become partners in law firms. This is according to Dr...

​Although there is effective treatment available for Tuberculosis (TB), prior to Covid-19, it had been responsible for the greatest number of deaths worldwide by a single infectious agent. More research regarding predicting and improving...

​​During the Covid-19 pandemic, while following what was happening around the world in terms of lockdowns and other restrictions, Dr Chioma Ohajunwa, a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies at...

​Tarryn Surajpal, a Master's student in Applied Mathematics at Stellenbosch University (SU), has won the SU heat of the 2022 cycle* of the national FameLab science communication and public speaking competition. The virtual event took place...