On Wednesday, 1 st of December, Faculty members gathered at Erinvale Estate for a year-end function during which two colleagues were bid farewell. Acting Vice-Dean for Teaching & Learning, Prof. Maureen Robinson, and professor in the...

​​​“He was a figure of great moral authority, and also someone who had boundless empathy with all people. He freely gave of his time and energy to improve the lives of others," Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof...

Today, we mourn the death of a giant. We also celebrate a life well lived and dedicated to the service of others, including addressing glaring gaps and inequality in healthcare, in South Africa, and globally. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond...

​Dr Suventha Moodley, a TB researcher at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), was recently awarded a three-year Career Development Fellowship from the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)...

​​Phila Msimang, the incoming Head of the CIRCoRe Workstream “Race, Human Categorisation and Science" (RHCS), recently met with the Stellenbosch University (SU) Rectorate to discuss the importance of engaging with key scientific questions...

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Two valued staff members from the Division of Student Administration at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) of Stellenbosch University (SU) have retired after a long period of service. Mrs Salot Hanekom worked for SU for a...

​​Every year, since 2017, Stellenbosch University (SU) has awarded the top 20 postdoctoral research fellows at the university. It is a highly prestigious achievement to be ranked among them – and in 2021, seven of the university's top 20...

​A significant new study by South African and German scientists has provided the first evidence globally that even three vaccine doses may not be sufficient to prevent infection with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The study,...

​The article, How COVID is affecting school attendance in South Africa: piecing together the puzzle, by Dr Debra Lynne Shepherd and Nompumelelo Mohohlwane was published in The Conversation on 18 January 2022: Estimating how many learners...