Medicine and health
Stellenbosch University scientists respond to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
Scientists at Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) have rapidly mobilised to support efforts to understand and contain...
Institutional news
South Africa must invest in concentrated solar power – Prof Craig McGregor
Prof Craig McGregor of the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 19 May...
Institutional news
Prof Tammy Robinson-Smythe helps to keep invasive marine species in check
Prof Tammy Robinson-Smythe of the Centre for Invasion Biology in the Faculty of Science delivered her inaugural lecture on Thursday 14 May 2026. The title of...
Opinion and features
#meetourPostdocFellows: Dr. Saskia Hanft-Robert
In March 2025, the Public Squares Initiative launched its Postdoctoral Fellowship with support from the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research...
Opinion and features
#meetourPostdocFellows: Dr. Noreth Muller-Kluits
In March 2025, the Public Squares Initiative launched its Postdoctoral Fellowship with support from the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research...
Media release
CODA supports international collaboration to advance microvascular research in complex chronic disorders
The Complex Disorders Alliance (CODA) today announced its support of an international research collaboration focused on advancing understanding of microvascular...
Institutional news
Public Squares bring spaces between academic disciplines to life
Stellenbosch University (SU) has set itself an ambitious goal: to be “Africa’s leading research-intensive university, globally recognised as excellent...
Institutional news
Access to finance helps SMEs survive – Prof Ashenafi Fanta
Prof Ashenafi Fanta, of Stellenbosch Business School in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday, 7 May...
Opinion and features
Pulmonary Hypertension: A global health crisis we must address
Pulmonary hypertension, a serious disease characterised by high blood pressure in the lungs, affects many people globally. To mark World Pulmonary Hypertension...
Institutional news
From farm to fork: Prof Mapiye is rethinking meat through alternative diets
Prof Cletos Mapiye from the Department of Animal Sciences in the Faculty of AgriSciences delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 30 April 2026. The title of...