The Division of Nuclear Medicine, housed within the Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology is a leader in the field, combining cutting-edge technology with compassionate care. Located within both Stellenbosch University and...

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University is a recognised leader in health sciences education and research in Africa. We offer accredited undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in medicine, nursing...

​​Reports in the media over the last few days (since 5 March 2021) highlighted various issues pertaining to the implementation of Stellenbosch University's current Language Policy (2016), and also the use of especially Afrikaans in...

Commemorations bring with them recollections. The centenary dinner of the Faculty of Agrisciences at Spier took our memories back to afternoon practicals at Welgevallen or far out of town with a small pick at a soil profile, or to an...

​​The article Covid-19 opens a window of opportunity to roll out mass testing for other diseases​ by Vuyiseka Dubula and Tracey Naledi was published in the Maverick Citizen of the Daily Maverickon 15 April 2020: Mass screening and testing...

Prof Portia Jordan, Executive Head of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at Stellenbosch University, achieved a remarkable milestone by being inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) in Washington earlier this...

Dr Therina Theron won the SARIMA (Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association – www.sarima.co.za) Excellence Award for Distinguished Contribution in Research Management in Southern Africa during a gala event that took...

We still rely heavily on coal to generate electricity, but with an ageing fleet of coal-fired power plants we should perhaps start to tap into our abundant offshore wind energy resources to help address future electricity shortages. “If we...

​How does one encourage poor marginalised young men in informal settlements to speak with candour about their insecurities and challenges? This is one of the key questions Patricia Zweig, a lecturer at the Research Alliance for Disaster and...

Prof Liezl van Dyk is a full professor, an NRF-rated researcher and a professionally registered industrial engineer with more than 27 years’ experience in higher education. She holds a PhD in industrial engineering from SU. As Deputy Vice...