Climate change is here, and affecting our health – SU researcher
Climate change is a problem that is no longer in the future, but with us. This is according to...
Category: Nature
Maties row, row, row their boat to fifth place
Stellenbosch University’s Maties Rowing Club recently rowed their way to fifth place overall in the Rand Merchant Bank Universities’...
Why we are catching whales for conservation
There are very few creatures who have captured the human imagination in the way whales do. But despite their enormous size, their biggest threat to their survival continues to be human activity. The South African coast has seen many whale entanglements over the past years leading to risky rescue missions by disentanglement professionals.
Climate biologist Wendy Foden’s fight against eco-anxiety
Wendy Foden is a world-renowned climate biologist, and a fighter of climate change. Foden speaks to MatieMedia about eco-anxiety, and about sustainable habits for climate change researchers.
More than 2 000 SU alumni return for homecoming
Stellenbosch University (SU) recently saw 2 000 of its alumni return to campus grounds for its so-called “homecoming” events...
Imagining ancient landscapes with Dr Ryan Tucker
Ever since he was a child, Dr Ryan Tucker wanted “to dig dinosaurs”. He tells MatieMedia’s William Brederode about...
Groundbreaking for new bonsai display to start soon at SU Botanical Gardens
The final architectural renderings of the new bonsai display area of the Stellenbosch University Botanical Gardens (SUBG) were recently...
Time to ‘think differently’ about climate change – SU researcher
In order to combat climate change, it is important to think differently and consider Africa’s past, present and future....
Maintaining roads or digging holes? PhD student raises concern over local road
A local botany student recently raised concerns over the construction and maintenance of a gravel road on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, which has allegedly been repeatedly eroded by rain in the last month.
Illegal dumping troubles residents along Welgevonden Boulevard
Illegal dumping has become an ongoing concern on Welgevonden Boulevard, Stellenbosch. Welgevonden Boulevard near Cloetesville is subject to weekly...