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Awards and milestones
A year of direction, a future of delivery: Prof Deresh Ramjugernath reflects on his first year as Rector
The Department of Forest and Wood Science graduated three PhD students in December 2022.
Sadiq Mohammed, Charles Mulenga and Russel Morkel (not in the photo) successfully completed their PhD studies despite the interruption caused by Covid-19 and...
SU welcomes more than a 100 global law scholars and faculty for Global Scholars Academy
The Global Scholars Academy (GSA) is an annual international event hosted by the Harvard Law School's Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP), which brings...
Justice Nambitha Dambuza calls for a review of South Africa’s mandatory sentencing legislation
South Africa's sentencing legislation has not been successful in its objective to reduce the crime rate in the country; instead, the crime rate has increased...
SU scientists first to detect new ‘kraken’ Covid variant in SA
In Covid-19 history, Prof Tulio de Oliveira and his team at Stellenbosch University (SU), as well as the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa...
SU mourns passing of Prof Christo Viljoen
Stellenbosch University (SU) is saddened to learn of the death this morning (13 January 2023) of Prof Christo Viljoen, a valued member of our university...
Study sheds new light on grapevine mites, their management
When planning their pest management programmes, South African viticulturists typically assume that different types of microscopically small grapevine...