​We need to pay more attention to the context of rural communities, if we wish to make a difference to the healthcare of people in these areas. This was one of the viewpoints of Prof Ian Couper, Director of the Ukwanda Centre for Rural...

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has bestowed its most prestigious award on Prof Jimmy Volmink, Dean of Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), for his “exceptional lifelong contribution...

​Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences alumna Frances Burger recently emerged as the winner of the 2020 South African Institute of Professional Accountants' (SAIPA's) Tax Thesis Competition in the Master's degree category. Her thesis...

Dr Gretha Steenkamp, one of the top lecturers of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was recently awarded a Teaching Fellowship from Stellenbosch University (SU). The Fellowship will allow her to implement the South African...

​The mental health and wellbeing of health care workers were put under the spotlight during a recent event at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). The half-day workshop, jointly hosted by SU's...

One of the many unique graduation ceremonies at Stellenbosch University (SU) this year will be that of Nikki Boyd, the first student to graduate with an MPhil degree in mindfulness research from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science...

​The Vice-Dean (Teaching and Learning) of the Faculty of Education, Professor Michael le Cordeur, recently published a piece in The Daily Maverick (18 July 2022) entitled “We need a curriculum overhaul to equip young people for the...

​​​​“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead." – Nelson Mandela The Division for Social Impact...

​​​​​​​​​​Prof Catherine Snow, the John and Elisabeth Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education shared about her research on classroom discourse at the Faculty of Education in February 2023. Prof...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) is calling on all Maties and friends of Maties running the 2025 Comrades Marathon to join the #Move4Maties community and raise funds for students in financial need. According to Alwin Mabuza, fundraiser in SU's...