The Centre for Evidence-based Health Care (CEBHC) was recently appointed as the African Regional Centre of Excellence in Implementation Research by the World Health Organisation as part of their Strengthening Capacity for Implementation...

Staff and students on the Tygerberg Campus once again celebrated Mandela Day this year in the spirit of caring, giving and sharing for which they are well-known. The management team of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, together...

​Three postgraduate researchers from Stellenbosch University were honoured with the L'Oréal-UNESCO Regional Fellowships For Women in Science (FWIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa, on Wednesday 29 September. The ceremony took place at The Venue...

​Statement by the Dean’s Management Team, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University Wednesday 21 September 2016 Dear Colleagues and Students The Dean’s Management Team (DMT) of our Faculty has been involved in...

This year's Annual Gala Concert was more than "a celebration of diversity" – as the slogan suggests – it was also a celebration of the Faculty's 60 th anniversary. "This year our Faculty turns 60, and like a good red wine, it seems to be...

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...

Stellenbosch University's Department of Sport Science is not only the oldest such department in the country, but it also published the first scholarly journal in the field. In the thirties and forties it was called Physical Education. Later...

Students from Huis Kerkenberg residence recently moved into a modern new digs on the premises of the Tygerberg campus. The blue and grey building that used to be our home was once used as a sanctuary for the families of patients at the...

Dr Mari van de Vyver has been elected to serve on the executive committee of the Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa (SEMDSA*). The committee consists of five members, all established scientists or clinicians...

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) has a well-established research culture and undergraduate students are motivated to become involved with research projects. According to prof Nico Gey van...