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Media release
South African rugby stars headline SpeedCourt challenge showcase at Tygerberg
Medicine and health
Stefan Engelbrecht returns to FMHS as new Senior Director: Business Management
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) welcomes back Stefan Engelbrecht next month as the new Senior Director: Business...
Awards and milestones
SU awards honorary doctorate to champion of health equity
Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to pioneering South African social scientist and epidemiologist Dr Olive Shisana on Thursday (26...
Opinion and features
The invisible middle: Teens falling through the cracks of TB care
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was observed on 24 March. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Dr Susan Purchase from the Desmond Tutu TB Centre writes that...
Opinion and features
South Africa’s organ shortage: Time to act
World Kidney Day is marked each year on 12 March. In an opinion piece for the Weekend Argus, Prof Yazied Chothia from the Division of Nephrology writes that a...
Medicine and health
SU-Oxford study shows promise in mindfulness training for medical students
Medical students in South Africa face numerous challenges during their years of tough study, often risking burnout from the strain. The practise of “mindfulness...
Medicine and health
Dr Scarpa Schoeman returns to shape SU’s next generation of doctors
In 1995, Dr Scarpa Schoeman was an excited first-year medical student at Stellenbosch University. Now, three decades later, he has returned to head the medical...