​Prospective students who are in the fortunate position to choose which university they want to attend to study for a career in health scienes were hosted by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) on the Tygerberg Campus during...

The sixth Tastes of Nuclear Physics school was hosted by the Department of Physics at Stellenbosch University from 1 to 3 November 2016. This year 40 physics students from the Western Cape were treated to lectures and workshops by nine...

​There is a commonly-cited adage in academia, "publish or perish". Although an exaggeration, the phrase encapsulates a reality of contemporary research: publishing one's research – particularly in journals – is a cornerstone of a successful...

Plant Pathology

​As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Cathanja Slabbert.Cathanja Slabbert believes that more...

At Stellenbosch University, we are committed to shaping a sustainable and socially just future. By integrating social impact, sustainability and environmental stewardship into our research, teaching and campus life, we address pressing...

As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Priya Pillay.If it hadn’t been for her parents and...

​One in four adults in the Western Cape's coloured population may be affected by type 2 diabetes. This is one of the findings of a study into the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the Bellville South community in the northern suburbs of...

Multilingualism

Monday (14 November 2016) is World Diabetes Day. In an opinion piece in The New Age, Prof Faadiel Essop of the Department of Physiological Sciences asks whether the proposed sugar tax will help to reduce South Africans' sugar intake and, in...