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Prof. Resia Pretorius

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...

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From left, Dr Astrid Treffry-Goatley, Dr Chanelle Mulopo and Anel Schoonees at a Public Square session on transdisciplinary research.

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...

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Prof Ashenafi Fanta photographed at his inaugural lecture at the Bellville Park campus

Institutional news

Access to finance helps SMEs survive – Prof Ashenafi Fanta

Prof Ashenafi Fanta, of Stellenbosch Business School in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday, 7 May 2026...

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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...

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Prof Cletos Mapiye from the Department of Animal Sciences photographed at his inaugural lecture on the Stellenbosch campus.

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...

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Opinion and features

Safeguarding South African research in a changing global landscape

An effective research security approach cannot simply be a list of prohibitions. It must be a thoughtful, risk-based framework that acknowledges our unique...

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Forensic scientist collecting evidence from human skeletal remains

Awards and milestones

Science 4 Justice Public Square Awarded Social Impact Grant to Boost Forensic Anthropology Service Delivery

The Science 4 Justice (S4J) Public Square recently received a R227 420 seed funding grant from the Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health...

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Front side of the Stellenbosch University Library

Institutional news

Be BOLD at the 2026 Library Symposium

This symposium will be a special occasion to celebrate the outstanding career of Ellen Tise, who has served as Senior Director of the Stellenbosch University...

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Students studying together at a table in the SU Library

Institutional news

Interview: The impact of the Library’s services

Which services of the Library do you use often? 

I work closely with our Faculty Librarian, in partnership to co-present a course for our second year students on...

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Vineyards in Stellenbosch with mountains in the background.

Media release

New study shows editing grapevine DNA could boost resistance to disease and drought

A team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council have, for the first time, successfully edited the DNA of a woody...

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