​​​Functional seizures (FS) – observable paroxysms of altered behaviour or movement with or without a loss of consciousness – is a serious mental illness and can have negative effects on the quality of life and functioning of people with...

​​A discovery of multiple fossil assemblages and ash deposits in the Eastern Gobi basin in Mongolia could reveal new knowledge of dinosaurs and extreme climate conditions that existed on Earth 120 to 80 million years ago. This is according...

​A junior lecturer and PhD student in Mathematical Sciences, Jacques Rabie, rubbed shoulders with some of the top researchers in his field at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) in Germany recently. He was​ one of 200 young researchers from...

​​Having just celebrated Women's Month (August) in South Africa, Stellenbosch University (SU) again committed to honouring women in all walks of life and ensuring that we play a key role in transforming communities both locally and across...

Prof Martin Kidd of the Centre for Statistical Consultation (CSC) of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences is the recipient of a Research Excellence Award. The awards were recently presented to Stellenbosch University researchers...

Department sedimentologist Dr Ryan T Tucker is off on another adventure. Dr Tucker will take part in a multidisciplinary internationally collaborative expedition to remote portions of the Eastern Gobi, Mongolia. Dr Tucker and key...

SU Earth Scientists joined the South African Winter Expedition #SCALE22 into the Southern Ocean in July-August 2022 on board South Africa's flagship SA Agulhs II. ​. The team studied bioactive trace metals and mercury in the Antarctic...

​​Marine researchers at Stellenbosch University have teamed up with Cape Town-based not-for-profit, Sea Change Project, to research the biodiversity of the Great African Seaforest. A recent MoU has formalised a two-year working relationship...

​​Postdoctoral Research Fellows are a key priority in the strategic vision of Stellenbosch University (SU). We pride ourselves in the development and research excellence of our Postdoctoral Research Fellows who contribute to our research...

The SU Teaching Fellows, together with the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), hosted a research seminar for the SU academic community on 25 August 2022. The topic of the seminar was 'active feedback', or 'What if students generate...