“You can do research anywhere. All the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind," Prof Nulda Beyers said, quoting the famous physician Martin Fischer in her keynote address at the Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health's research day. In her...

“Both in South Africa and at Stellenbosch University, we come from a divided past, which makes it vital for our teaching and curricula to be designed to cater for our students' diverse histories and different experiences of gender, culture...

The South African Committee of Medical Deans (SACoMD) is an association formed to facilitate the collective interaction of the Medical Deans with other stakeholders in the country on academic matters related to health sciences education...

My name is Nicholas Saal and I am part of the Tygerberg Campus Security team. Any feedback or suggestions? You can find us on the basement level of the Clinical Building, call 021 938 9507 or send a WhatsApp message to 082 808 2333.​ Years...

​​Botanic Gardens Conservation International ( BGCI), internationally known for its efforts in securing plant diversity for the well-being of people and the planet, has accredited the Stellenbosch University (SU) Botanical Garden – only the...

​Genetic engineering and plant breeding techniques are used in biofortification programmes to improve the nutritional quality of African cereals such as sorghum and pearl millet. Apart from being important food sources for many poor people...

This year's PREDAC (Professional Educational Development of Academics) programme kicked off on 21 May with an opening day at STIAS. The opening was attended by 87 academics with 59 of the PREDAC participants joining us. The theme of the day...

​We can't just leave it to a liberalised market to address the world's economic and ecological challenges. We have to join forces and ask ourselves who we are and where we stand in relation to others and to these challenges if we are to...

Since 2015, the Urban Modelling and Metabolism Assessment (uMAMA) research team at the School of Public Leadership has been undertaking game-changing and exciting research aimed at tracking urban resource flows and thereby shaping African...

​​​​The Ingcungcu Sunbird Restoration Initiative The Ingcungcu Initiative, named after the Xhosa word for “birds with long beaks", aims to re-open a migration corridor for nectar-feeding birds across the City of Cape Town by planting...