Dr Luthando Tiya obtained his doctorate in pharmacology. He investigated farm workers’ exposure to pesticides. Herbicides or their breakdown products in blood of some people in farming-intensive areas.

Amogelang Moagi received her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. She had to overcome a traumatic assault, hip surgery and her mother’s death. She dedicates the degree to her mother.

Communications leader completed a PhD that interrogated how journalism shapes mental health narratives in South Africa. De Vries turned personal loss and lived experience into a study grounded in care, empathy and responsibility. Her...

The Desmond Tutu TB Centre was recently awarded the 2025 Karel Styblo Union Public Health Prize. The Centre received the prize in recognition of its work and impact in TB control over the past decade. The prize acknowledges that DTTC's work...

Prof Faadiel Essop and Prof Sian Hemmings were inducted as Members of the Academy of Science of South Africa. Prof Faadiel Essop is Director of the FMHS’s Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa and Prof Sian Hemmings is the Deputy...

Cot deaths, or sudden infant death syndrome, are tragic and often lack a clear medical explanation. Findings from the Safe Passage Study shed new light on this syndrome by highlighting the key role of abnormalities in brainstem serotonin in...

Prof Novel Chegou has been elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). The peer review process takes into account excellence in publications, innovations, leadership roles and contributions to policy and society. Chegou is...

Seventy years ago, Stellenbosch University brought about a vision to create a place where the advancement of human health became the foundation on which teaching and learning in service of society was built. In the years since, the Faculty...

The VALIDATE Network has reached a significant milestone, welcoming its 1000th member. The organisation focuses on three groups of neglected yet significant pathogens: Mycobacteria, Leishmania spp. and Burkholderia pseudomallei. This...

Psychotic disorders remain under-researched and under-resourced across Africa. The recent inaugural meeting of the Africa Psychosis Research Network (APRN) aims to change this. The APRN aims to work towards a shared vision for psychosis...