​​A new book, The Next Generation of Scientists in Africa, was launched at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently during an international conference on science communication .It reveals the career aspirations and research performance of...

The 2019 winners of the annual Stellenbosch University (SU) Teaching Excellence Awards were recently announced. Lecturers of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) have bagged three of the 12 awards. Dr Sharon Malan...

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences celebrated Women's Month with the theme Against All Odds at Stellenbosch University's JS Gericke Library recently. In her opening address, Prof Pregala Solosh Pillay, vice-dean: Social Impact...

Will Covid-19 accelerate the automation of work? This is the question Dr Daniel le Roux (Department of Information Science) tried to answer in a recent opinion piece published on Mail & Guardian's ThoughtLeader platform. ​Read the article...

​​Monday (3 May) was World Press Freedom Day. In an opinion piece for Cape Times, Dr Gawie Botma (Department of Journalism) tries to answer the following questions: When does information become journalism? and What is the relationship...

The decolonisation of science is possible, but then we must begin to recognise the influence of cultural heritage and Western modernity on the way science is being taught, write Drs Margaret Blackie (Department of Chemistry and Polymer...

​In celebration of Women's Month, Dr Nana Adom-Aboagye from the Centre for Sport Leadership at Maties Sport writes in an opinion piece for News24 (21 August 2023) that more must be done to provide fair and just support, opportunities...

A R3 million grant from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) will enable Stellenbosch University (SU) scientists to test the efficacy of a novel gene-based point-of-care screening tool that will help clinicians determine the...

Before a link is made between reduced alcohol consumption and a drop in crime in certain areas, it is important to determine where violent crime is concentrated and to consider other possible factors that may have contributed to such...

​Most childhood cancer survivors will develop at least one health problem or complication (late effects) months or years after the previous cancer or the treatment thereof. Since this could potentially have a negative impact on their...