A group of 13 SU students balance demanding studies with frontline wildfire response. Volunteer Wildfire Services crews hike into the most inaccessible terrain to fight blazes by hand. From juggling academic work to facing 10-metre walls of...

When Mr Eben Mouton arrived at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) in February 2004, he stepped into a role that hadn't existed before. As the faculty's first-ever business manager, Mouton brought with...

​Two senior lecturers from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) have been recognised for their excellence in teaching and learning at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Teaching and Research Excellence Awards ceremony. The...

​​World Suicide Prevention Day was observed on Saturday 10 September. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Jason Bantjes (South African Medical Research Council / Institute for Life Course Health Research) writes that talking...

​​World Population Day is celebrated on Monday 11 July. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Mark Tomlinson from the Institute for Life Course Health Development writes that we need brave leaders who can address the challenges that a...

​The 2022 International Conference and Summit on Social Justice asked difficult questions and was rewarded with big answers. We outline the themes of the conference and report on some of Stellenbosch University's (SU) contributions to them...

Thanks to the work of four academics from across the globe, the travelogue of one of South Africa's leading black intellectuals of the early 20 th century, the late Professor DDT (Davidson Don Tengo) Jabavu of Fort Hare University, has been...

This Women's Month, we're celebrating the academic staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are shaping minds and inspiring excellence through their teaching. These remarkable educators bring passion, innovation and dedication to the...

​Some of the top-tier research that have placed the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) among the World University Rankings' 150 top health sciences institutions were on display at the Faculty's 67 th Annual Academic Day (AAD)...

​A game changer that could revolutionise the ongoing worldwide battle against tuberculosis (TB), is on the cards thanks to a huge research grant that was awarded to Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS)...