What do we know about mommy sharks and their babies?
"How does a mommy shark know which baby shark is hers, and for how long does a baby shark stay with its mommy?"
These two questions from seven year-old Amelia...
Science faculty out and about
Staff from the Faculty of Science were treated to free neck and shoulder massages, free yoga and Pilates sessions, health screening, information sessions and a...
From BSc to clinical research associate
BSc alumnus Eugene Pretorius is in a sought-after position at an international biopharmaceutical services company whose services include performing clinical...
SU biochemist honoured for prostate cancer research
A biochemist from Stellenbosch University (SU), Dr Karl Storbeck has been awarded the South African Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's Silver...
New yeast species named after SU scientist
A microbiologist from Stellenbosch University (SU), Prof. Alf Botha, has been honoured for his contribution to the study of yeast ecology with a newly...
South Africa’s great white sharks heading for extinction
The magnificent great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias L.) is one of the oldest shark lineages with an evolutionary origin dating back about 14 million...
Top awards for earth science students
Two postgraduate students from the Department of Earth Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU) scooped two of the top awards from the Geological Society of...
“Bold steps” needed to improve management of invasive pines
"Bold steps" are needed to improve the management of specifically invasive pines in protected areas of the Cape Floral Region (CFR), researchers from several...
Inspired by mathematics
Growing up in Vangaindrano in the south east of Madagascar, it was the precision and rigorousness of mathematics that first drew Dr Eric Andriantiana to the...
Dean’s Medal for science faculty’s top student
A former head girl from Waterkloof High School in Pretoria, Melise du Toit, was awarded the Dean’s Medal for the best honours student in 2015 in the Faculty...