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Medicine and health
Healing starts with vulnerability: South African medical deans unite for #CrazySock4Docs day
Awards and milestones
Strijdom to lead biomedical sciences with focus on excellence, compassion and innovation
Awards and milestones
New SAMRC/SUN Preeclampsia Research Unit to tackle life-threatening pregnancy condition
Institutional news
Four SU finalists in running for SA’s prestigious ‘Science Oscars’
Four finalists from Stellenbosch University (SU) will represent the institution at the 2025/2026 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32 Awards whe...
Opinion and features
Ending hunger in Africa needs Africa-led science — and the governance to match
World Hunger Day was observed on 28 May. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Scott Drimie of the Division of Human Nutrition explained why it is...
Media release
People with Down syndrome must be included in conversations about their healthcare
People with Down syndrome and their families consistently value healthcare that is relational, respectful, and person-centred, rather than focused solely on...
Media release
Early birth safer for mother and baby in high blood pressure pregnancies
A new Cochrane review published on World Preeclampsia Day (22 May) revealed that planned early birth for pregnant women with high blood pressure cuts maternal...
Medicine and health
Stellenbosch University scientists respond to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
Scientists at Stellenbosch University (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) have rapidly mobilised to support efforts to understand and contain...
Opinion and features
Pulmonary Hypertension: A global health crisis we must address
Pulmonary hypertension, a serious disease characterised by high blood pressure in the lungs, affects many people globally. To mark World Pulmonary Hypertension...