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World Hypertension Day: Do you know your blood pressure?
World Hypertension Day: Do you know your blood pressure? High blood pressure is medically known as hypertension. When blood pressure exceeds a certain threshold, we call it high blood pressure. Unlike many other diseases, hypertension has...
Student learning experiences count more now than ever before
Stellenbosch University (SU) is expanding its mission to provide a transformative student experience by formally recognising learning opportunities and university activities which go beyond the classroom. With its new Regulation for Co...
McNamara grant advances PhD student’s HIV research
When Mary Grace Katusiime, a PhD student in the Department of Medical Virology of Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, was awarded the Margaret McNamara Grant recently, she felt that she had been recognised as...
African Students’ Board – bringing together students from the continent
The African Students' Board (ASB) at Stellenbosch University (SU) was established in 2012 to bring together African students on campus, strengthen kinship and advocate for their needs in a unified manner. Seven years down the line, the...
SU marine biologists scoop top awards at SASAqS conference
Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students walked away with the best oral presentation and the best poster awards at the recent annual congress of the Southern African Society for Aquatic Scientists (SASAqS). PhD student Katie Watson's...
African Doctoral Academy celebrates 10 years of excellence
In recent years, South African and African universities have identified the advancement of doctoral scholarship as a crucial element in developing higher education and growing research production on the continent. For the past decade...
Stimulating discussions at symposium on restructuring science and research at SU
Stimulating discussions took place at a symposium on “restructuring science and research at Stellenbosch University (SU) on the basis of justice, inclusion and ethical integrity" on Tuesday morning (21 May 2019). The symposium was organised...
SU mathematician contributes to mapping global tree-microbe symbioses
A mathematical ecologist from Stellenbosch University, Prof Cang Hui, is part of an international team of more than 200 scientists who have generated a global map, involving more than 31 million trees and 28 000 tree species, which...
SU-Cameroon partnership strengthens HIV research
Due to Stellenbosch University's strong engagement with the rest of Africa, the institution boasts bilateral agreements with 26 higher education institutions on the continent. These partnerships, which are developed and nurtured by SU...
FMHS symposium examines the use of race in research
More than 450 staff members, students and other stakeholders gathered at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) last week to discuss a contentious research paper published by colleagues in the...