​​​South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed three prominent Stellenbosch University (SU) academics – Prof Mark Swilling, Dr Morne Mostert and Dr Guy Lamb – as members of the National Planning Commission (NPC) in the Department...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) alumnus and research associate at the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology Dr Calvin D Ullrich recently received a prestigious international award for early career scholars, the Manfred...

A significant era will come to an end when Prof Mark Cotton retires at the end of the year, after a long and distinguished career as a global specialist in pediatric infectious diseases. Cotton, distinguished Professor in Pediatrics, as...

On Wednesday, 1 st of December, Faculty members gathered at Erinvale Estate for a year-end function during which two colleagues were bid farewell. Acting Vice-Dean for Teaching & Learning, Prof. Maureen Robinson, and professor in the...

​​​“He was a figure of great moral authority, and also someone who had boundless empathy with all people. He freely gave of his time and energy to improve the lives of others," Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof...

Today, we mourn the death of a giant. We also celebrate a life well lived and dedicated to the service of others, including addressing glaring gaps and inequality in healthcare, in South Africa, and globally. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond...

​Dr Suventha Moodley, a TB researcher at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), was recently awarded a three-year Career Development Fellowship from the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)...

​​Phila Msimang, the incoming Head of the CIRCoRe Workstream “Race, Human Categorisation and Science" (RHCS), recently met with the Stellenbosch University (SU) Rectorate to discuss the importance of engaging with key scientific questions...

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Two valued staff members from the Division of Student Administration at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) of Stellenbosch University (SU) have retired after a long period of service. Mrs Salot Hanekom worked for SU for a...