​​Prof Frank Tanser, Director of Population Health Innovation in the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) in the School for Data Science and Computational Thinking at Stellenbosch University, delivered his inaugural lecture on...

People who smoke and drink too much, don’t exercise and eat unhealthily are likely to suffer from non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. They are also likely to die early. More than most, they need counselling on how...

In celebration of Women's Month, Stellenbosch University (SU) is shining a spotlight on extraordinary staff and students on our campus who champion women's rights and gender equality. Through their dedication and leadership, they inspire...

​If the Van der Merwe twins were competitive, it might have mattered that Dan received her Master's degree three months before Jess did at Stellenbosch University (SU). But the only time when you'll find the formidable sisters locked in...

​​Men's Mental Health Month draws to a close on Monday, 30 June. In an opinion piece for the Cape Argus, Mandisa Mashaba from the Division of Health Systems and Public Health writes that South Africa is facing a mental health crisis, and...

​South African healthcare workers are witnessing a powerful shift in the conversation around mental health in their various fields. As the stigma surrounding mental illness starts to break down, initiatives like CrazySocks4Docs is leading...

As Executive Head of the Department of Exercise, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine and currently Head of two of its divisions, the Division of Movement Science and Exercise Therapy and the Division of Sport Science, Associate Professor Karen...

​​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...

Small animals play a much bigger role in our lives than we think and we also need to include them in our conservations efforts, writes Prof Michael Samways of the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology in an article published on...

​A year ago, I sat in an interview and was asked how I feel being a young person in South Africa. My answer was simple: it's scary. On any day and at any time, a Twitter feed is never free of a 'missing sister', 'missing child', or 'missing...