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Fear helped avert Day Zero

​​Threats about Day Zero when taps would run dry, had a far greater impact on Capetonians' water usage than water restrictions. This is one of the major...

Babies born to mums with HIV face higher risks even though they’re HIV negative

​This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here .​ One of the most remarkable public health successes of the last decade...

SU represented at discussion with President

At a round-table discussion with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Sandton last week (Thursday, 22 November 2018), Dr Nic Spaull, Senior Researcher in the Department...

MEDIA STATEMENT: Reconciliation Conference at Stellenbosch University

Statement by Stellenbosch University 30 November 2018 An objective of the Recognition, Reparation, Reconciliation: The Light and Shadow of Historical Trauma...

African University Day celebrates young people

​​​​Youth should be placed at the centre of Africa's development. This was the key message as Stellenbosch University (SU) celebrated African University Day...

Study explores bitter taste of honeybush tea

​​​​​​​​​ What makes some cups of honeybush tea taste bitter and others not? This is the topic explored by Lara Alexander as part of her PhD study. Alexander is...

Many reasons to be thankful

​2018 was a very successful year for the Central Analytical Facilities (CAF). Some of the things to be thankful for, is the Vibrational Spectroscopy Unit which...

Medical students to cycle 902 km to ‘help our friends become doctors’

​A team of Stellenbosch University (SU) medical students will embark on an ambitious 902km cycle tour from Vioolsdrift at the Namibian border to Cape Agulhas...

Communication from Council (meeting of 26 November 2018)

​​​The Council of Stellenbosch University (SU) held its fourth and final scheduled meeting of the year on Monday 26 November 2018. We can look back on a...

Leadership development: SU, Discovery Fund team up

​​​As many as 60 managers a year will be trained to provide professional leadership at primary health-care clinics across Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape...
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