Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ (FMHS) Department of Psychiatry has received an endowment from Sanford Health for a research fellowship in Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The endowment was announced during a Sanford Health delegation’s recent visit to the FMHS at Stellenbosch University. Sanford Health... Read more
SU’s social impact endeavours kick off with flair, fun and imagination
Latest newsStellenbosch University February 7, 2018
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) student volunteer social impact efforts for the year kicked off this week (1 February) with thousands of enthusiastic newcomer students participating in the annual social impact morning with fun, flair and imagination. Newcomers from all the residences and private student wards’ focused their social impact initiatives on the University’s... Read more
SU surgeon spares cancer patients future fractures
AchieversStellenbosch University February 6, 2018
Life-saving drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer could potentially leave a small percentage of women vulnerable to fractures. Therefore Dr Karin Baatjes, a specialist surgeon at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), has set out to identify women who are at risk and to... Read more
Family physicians make vital contribution to health care
ResearchStellenbosch University February 1, 2018
They may be few in number, but South Africa’s family physicians make a significant contribution to health care in the country. They help to strengthen the country’s district health system and improve the health and well-being of millions of people who can’t afford medical insurance. This is one of... Read more
SU ready for ‘Vensters’ 2018
HockeyLatest newsStellenbosch University February 1, 2018
Thousands of visitors are expected to make their way to Stellenbosch University (SU) on (Friday) 2 February, for the annual ‘Vensters’ event, where newcomer students have the opportunity to entertain audiences with their very own original performances. SU residences and private student organisations (PSO) collaborate on the day to... Read more
Kovsie cricketer, Raynard van Tonder, impresses at U19 World Cup
Stellenbosch UniversityVarsity Sports January 23, 2018
Raynard van Tonder, captain of the South African under-19 cricket team, has had an excellent start to the U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. The Kovsie student smashed 143 runs in his team’s 169-run victory over Kenya in the teams’ first outing in the tournament on 14 January... Read more
Faculty’s top master’s student is passionate about Statistics
AchieversStellenbosch University January 23, 2018
When Monika du Toit (26) enrolled for a BCom degree at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2011 – shortly after moving to South Africa from Slovakia – she had no idea that Statistics would become her passion. She also could not have imagined that she would receive two Rector’s Awards... Read more
The fact that she will soon be leaving for England to take part in their netball super league has not completely sunk in for Charmaine Baard. Charmaine, goal shooter for Maties and for the South African team that took part in the Fast 5 netball tournament in Australia in October... Read more
Quest for a better heart valve
ResearchStellenbosch University January 19, 2018
Heart valve replacement, while a lifesaving procedure, is rife with problems ranging from blood clotting to tissue degeneration. The field is long overdue for innovation. Prof Jacques Janson, a senior specialist in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Division in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, with a strong interest in... Read more
Matrics get a second chance to improve their NSC results at SU
Latest newsStellenbosch University January 18, 2018
Matriculants from 2016 and 2017 who do not meet the admission requirements for higher education, but who have passed Grade 12, can still apply for admission to the year-long SciMathUS (Science and Mathematics at Stellenbosch University) Programme. Presented by the Stellenbosch University Centre for Pedagogy (SUNCEP), the programme annually... Read more
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