In an article published on The Conversation website of Friday (4 November 2016), Prof Maureen Robinson, Dean of the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University, writes how her faculty is helping to prepare prospective teachers to deal...

Prof Andreas Diacon was awarded the 2016 Scientific Prize at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Conference recently held in Liverpool, UK. Diacon is an associate professor at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of...

During this programme participants will, together with other newly appointed lecturers from different disciplines, be given the opportunity to reflect on their views, knowledge and assumptions about teaching, learning and assessment within...

As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Realeboga Mothupi. Everybody dies, but not everybody...

​​​This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. A significant amount of tuberculosis research in recent years has been focused on combating the bacterial lung disease by treating it with drugs that...

The Presidency has announced the establishment of a Ministerial Task Team to assist the Minister of Higher Education and Training to normalise the situation at higher education institutions across South Africa, working with all stakeholders...

Prof Sarel Steel of the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science won the 2016 top lecturer competition of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. The announcement was made on Friday night at a prestigious function at Knorhoek...

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Campus Security Service, together with the South African Police Service (SAPS), has sharpened its vigilance and security procedures on SU campuses after hidden petrol bombs were found on the Stellenbosch...

An in-house short course in nursing anaesthesiology, offered to all nurses working in a theatre environment at the Tygerberg Hospital (TBH), is helping to improve patient safety and efficient theatre management. This customised course was...

A landmark report about the challenges facing the Cape Floral Region (CFR) over the next century was published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa this week. The 95-page report, compiled by a group of leading experts...