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South Africa’s mussel worm is indigenous and has been around for millions of years
A new study from Stellenbosch University (SU) has confirmed that the mussel worm is a native species that has populated our shores for at least the past 6.4 million years. Previously known as Pseudonerei variegata, a species originally...
Back-to-back Varsity Cup titles for Maties Rugby
Maties Rugby won the coveted Varsity Cup double for a second consecutive year. Just like in 2018, both the Maties Varsity Cup and Maties Young Guns won their respective finals in the Varsity Cup competition. Maties beat Tuks 34-12 for their...
Student-athletes ‘honoured and grateful’ to receive Bettie Harmsen Scholarship
“The Bettie Harmsen Scholarship is a bursary with a human touch. It's not about giving you money, but rather about giving you opportunities to achieve success and ultimately pay it forward." This is how Bettie's sister Louisa Hall...
Du Toit takes over reins at Division of Rheumatology
Physician and rheumatologist Dr Riëtte du Toit has recently been appointed as senior lecturer and new head of the Division of Rheumatology at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Du Toit, who has been involved...
First three trailblazers graduate with an MSc in Food and Nutrition Security
Alison Barr, Hlanzeka Mpanza and Anja Lategan will forever go down in the annals of Stellenbosch University (SU) as trailblazers. They are the first three students to graduate with an MSc degree in Food and Nutrition Security from the...
Student entrepreneur competes for global honours
Stellenbosch University medical student, Keaton Harris, has once again been recognized for his innovative start-up business, InforMED. This time he was crowned, above some of the country's top start-up businesses, as the South African...
FMHS pioneers telerehabilitation teaching
Telehealth has come a long way since the days of landline and two-way radio chats between health practitioners who found themselves in different locations. These days patients and caregivers can access advice, consultations, training and...
Award-winning Public Protector documentary sees mother and daughter overcome generational clash.
This is the story that audiences at Stellenbosch University engaged with at the screening of Whispering Truth to Power. The award-winning documentary was screened at the University Museum on 11 April 2019. Whispering Truth to Power...
Record crop of Forest and Wood Science doctorates for Stellenbosch University
From South Africa's indigenous Southern Cape forests to Tanzania, from the Miombo woodland in Zambia to North Ethiopia and West Africa – that's where their research has taken six new graduates of the Department of Forest and Wood Science...
#EndMalaria – a look at the impact of malaria on World Malaria Day
World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria. Since 2000, malaria-affected...