Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry

University of Stellenbosch

“It is the destiny of wine to be drunk, and it is the destiny of glucose to be oxidised.”

— Primo Levi, The Periodic Table (1975)

Vision

The vision of the Department of Biochemistry is…

to be a place where fundamental change is brought about in our students, ourselves, our environment and in the way we understand life at the molecular level.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Biochemistry is…

to foster a culture of scientific inquiry, critical thinking and debate;
to create, through participatory management, a working environment in which everyone can develop to his or her full potential;
to educate students in fundamental knowledge and the application of the scientific method;
to extend the fundamental knowledge of biochemistry by leading and innovative research, to the advantage of the community and industry;
to follow a multidisciplinary research strategy by harnessing the diversity of expertise within the department;
to use our central position within the faculty and university to bring about change through innovative and novel approaches to outcomes-based education.