Two physiology students from Stellenbosch University (SU), Tanja Davis and Jenelle Govender, were the winner and runner-up respectively of the prestigious Wyndham competition organised by the Physiology Society of Southern Africa (PSSA)...

World Prematurity Day, commemorated on 17 November, celebrates the lives of premature babies and aims to raise awareness of the condition. "Every year an estimated 15 million babies are born too early – that equates to more than one in...

Three talented Matie students' dreams of a better future through education have become a reality thanks to the Russel Botman Bursary Fund. The students are the first ever recipients of the Russel Botman Bursary and have each been awarded...

"This award does not belong to me; it goes to each nurse working on a mobile healthcare clinic that dedicates his or her time and efforts to the health of people in far flung places." This is exactly the kind of comment that assured Sr...

Each year, countless South African families face the heartache of not knowing what has become of their missing loved ones. The emotional strain can be immense, leaving families feeling powerless as they wait for answers. The Tygerberg...

In a powerful display of community partnership, Stellenbosch University (SU) staff and students recently joined hands with the Bishop Lavis community and Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness to commemorate three decades of...

Prof Zwelinzima Ndevu, Director of the School of Public Leadership in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University, delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 5 November 2024. The title of his lecture was...

​With over 2,5 billion people globally who are visually impaired and without readily available access to treatment, helping the whole world see in the next 20 years is no small goal. That is, however, exactly what Clearly, an international...

Stellenbosch University (SU) student Francisca Darkoh, who runs a food business called FoodbyFranniDee, recently partnered with the GreenPeace Foundation SA to organise a soup kitchen on campus for Mandela Day. Darkoh, who is pursuing an...

​The national Department of Health recently awarded three PhD scholarships under the National Health Scholars Programme to students at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). The scholarships, which...