​​​In a first for South Africa, and a watershed moment for patients with a devastating lung disease known as chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), a team of cardiologists from the​ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences...

Maties Football hosted a fundraising event where former Bafana Bafana footballer Shaun Bartlett shared his experience and insights on his football career both as a player and how he later transitioned into the role of a coach. South African...

​The Stellenbosch University Transformation Office recently put out a call to members of the university community to write about their experiences at Cape Town Pride. The brief was simple: Write about whatever you want and submit it by...

​The SU Language Centre shares UNESCO's belief in the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies, and embraces the world-wide celebration of International Mother Language Day on 21 February each year. Mother...

​The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak continues to ravage populations around the world. Global sex-disaggregated data indicate that more men than women are dying from COVID-19, contributed to in part by...

The culmination of the 2024 academic year and graduation of the 4-year BSc Forest and Natural Resource Science students was extra special in that two students earned the famous Sir Wilhelm Schlich medals. Ms Anneke Joubert (picture below...

Every parent knows the story of 'Mother hen and her chicks'. Every child cannot wait for mother hen to let go. However, the anxious reality of the unknown holds true for both parent and child. A new environment, new challenges and new...

​​​​​​​​ ​​Prof Zweli Ndevu, Director of the School of Public Leadership, together with our staff and students are deeply saddened to learn of the untimely and tragic passing of our former postgraduate student, Mr Jabulani Mathe. Mr Mathe...

​Midwives in the Western Cape celebrated their role in mother and child health care at a function held on 3 May at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FHMS) of Stellenbosch University (SU). The Division of Nursing organised this...

A new research unit geared towards making TB drugs safe and accessible for children recently opened its doors at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital. "It is a child's human right to be given medication in doses that are safe and effective, and in a...