​​This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article .​ Rare disorders are very challenging to diagnose. With about 7000 diagnosed disorders across the world, doctors are often unfamiliar with all the...

​On 18 May, the Stellenbosch University Language Centre Intensive English Programme (IEP) international students, celebrated Cultural Day in a unique and exciting way. The United Nations declared 21 May of each year World Day for Cultural...

In April, Dr Ethel Phiri and Dr Natasha Mothapo visited the University of Lagos (UniLag), Nigeria, to facilitate new collaborations with African universities in order to strengthen the African research domain. Both Drs Phiri and Mothapo are...

On Wednesday (31 May 2017), Stellenbosch University (SU) again met with Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training – following the University's visit to Parliament in September 2015 and the committee's visit to SU in...

CPUT, SU researchers combine forces to delve into snoek's nutrient value To fish lovers, wintertime in the Cape equals freshly caught snoek. Now is therefore a good time to consider the nutritional value of eating this relatively low-cost...

​To broaden their professional horizons, a gynaecologist in training from the University of Amsterdam recently swapped places with a registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology at Tygerberg Hospital. And, since South African academic hospitals...

Maties Swimming's Emma Chelius was only eight months old when she attended her first water safety lesson. Approximately 20 years later this third-year BCom Management Accounting student at Stellenbosch has been selected for the SA team...

Update 9 June Exam timetables and venue information is available as per usual on the Student portal under the heading 'Studies'. Update 8 June Students who have to change flight arrangements due to the postponed exams, tests or other...

Thursday (8 June 2017) is World Oceans Day. In an article published on The Conversation website on Tuesday (6 June 2017), Prof Sophie von der Heyden, from the Department of Botany and Zoology, writes that we must look after our oceans...

​A researcher at Stellenbosch University (SU) has developed a set of evidence-based guidelines that will improve the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP), specifically in the South African context. CMSP has a negative impact on...