​Dynamic, purposeful and female. The gender profile of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) has changed considerably over the years. A substantial percentage of women find themselves in senior...

The future looks bright for two academically gifted Maties who have each been awarded R800 000 to pursue postgraduate studies at an internationally recognised university of their choice. The two recipients, Aphiwe Jikazana, who received the...

​​One of the most memorable photos of the 2017 Varsity Hockey tournament shows the Maties Hockey women's team tackling their goalkeeper, Nicole la Fleur, after she saved a penalty shot to ensure a 3-2 victory in a nail-biting match against...

​Ilhaam Groenewald was destined to be a trailblazer. Not only is she the first female Chief Director of Maties Sport, she is also the first female Executive Council member of SA Rugby, the first female chairperson of University Sports South...

Old age is supposed to be a worry-free time when you can sit back and enjoy your twilight years. Unfortunately, this isn't the case for many elderly South Africans above 60 who are more likely to suffer from, amongst others, disease, trauma...

Marine science research in South Africa has received a major boost after the signing of a high-level agreement between South Africa, Brazil and the European Union for technical cooperation in the study of the Atlantic ocean spanning from...

​​Stellenbosch University is among five African institutions to benefit from a grant of nearly R102 million (£6 million) from the United Kingdom's Global Challenges Research Fund to tackle infectious diseases in their home countries in...

​Respect and dignity. These two words emerge frequently when interviewing the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science's (FHMS) newly appointed Manager: Student Affairs. In her new position Ms Khairoonisa Foflonker will have to, among others...

​​​Professor Homi Bhabha ( Bio), the world’s premier post-colonial literary theorist and Director of the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University, will visit Stellenbosch University next week. On Tuesday 15 August,​ Prof Bhaba will...

​After obtaining her doctorate in 2004, Prof Nox Makunga of the Department of Botany and Zoology joined Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2005 and quickly established herself as a leading researcher on South Africa's medicinal plants. She has...