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Legal framework needed to protect patients’ mobile phone data

​In remote areas or during an emergency, healthcare professionals can decide much quicker what type of treatment a patient needs if they have immediate access...

'Once a Matie, always a Matie'

Meet Johannes Gehrig and Hannes Hellwege, who are devoting some of their time to support the Stellenbosch University alumni network in Stuttgart and Berlin...

Unique workshops inspire an appreciation of our shared humanity

At the end of Siyakhula workshops, there are always participants who say it was not what they had expected. This remark is often followed by suggestions that...

Mandela Day: Make the world better by living Madiba’s values

​Tuesday 18 July is Mandela Day. In opinion pieces for the Cape Times and News24 respectively, Prof Nico Koopman (Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel)...

PhD candidates learn secrets to success at ADA winter school networking event

As part of its 2023 hybrid winter school, the African Doctoral Academy (ADA) in Stellenbosch University (SU) International hosted a networking event on 11 July...

Promoting indigenous foods could improve food security in Southern Africa

​Despite an abundance of indigenous vegetables and fruits in Southern Africa, people in the region continue to suffer from food insecurity. It appears that they...

Show your support for FMHS’ Mandela Day Fundraiser

Giving is synonymous with Mandela Day, which is celebrated annually on the late Madiba's birthday on 18 July. In the spirit of Mandela Day, Stellenbosch...

If the going gets tough, you go canoeing around Mauritius

Liezel Matthee, our Chief Director Facilities Management’s personal assistant, and her husband decided to explore the famous island of Mauritius a little...

Don’t distract the dog … and other lessons from Lead with Disability

​​ Lead With Disability programme ​ ​​Did you know that when you meet someone who is blind, you should resist the urge to engage with their service dog? While...

ACU summer school at SU sparks frank conversations among Commonwealth students

​Forty students from 22 Commonwealth countries gathered at the recent Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) summer school, hosted by Stellenbosch...
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