A group of 400 education academics gathered in Cape Town this week to deliberate a range of topics – from systemic educational reform to classroom pedagogy – at the South African Education Research Association (SAERA)'s 4th annual...

At the recent SciMathUS year-end function, at lunch at STIAS, five students in the current year group were acknowledged for their performance in the different subjects SciMathUS is a university preparation programme. It affords students who...

Care and passion are two characteristics ingrained in the ethos of the staff compliment of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) of Stellenbosch University (SU). Many staff members are committed to charitable projects and...

Nearly half of all women with early stage breast cancer may undergo chemotherapy unnecessarily. This is according to new research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which showed that 46% of breast cancer cases that were...

​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 Marietjie Swanepoel. Integrity, practical logic and...

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The first 1 000 days of a child's life hold the key to health and intellectual development. Development at a physical, intellectual and emotional level occurs the fastest from the commencement of pregnancy until the child's second birthday...

Integrity, objectivity and fairness. These are the top principles of the newly appointed ombud of Stellenbosch University (SU), whose official commencement of duties is from 1 November. Advocate Rina Meyer's role as ombud will be to attend...

​Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, today announced ad hoc arrangements with regard to the loss of academic time and the final examinations for 2016. Read his letter to staff and students below: 31 October 2016Dear colleagues...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Countries that have well developed primary health care systems are known to have better health outcomes, fewer people in hospital, increased patient...