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PhD Student receives prestigious fellowship
A prestigious fellowship by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has been awarded to PhD Economics Student Martina Mchenga of the Graduate School of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU). ODI's fellowship...
BSc Earth Science student graduates after defeating the odds
After years of watching his single mother struggle to support him and his four siblings, Andile Mkandla (24) from Strand dropped out of school just after completing Grade 10. He worked at construction companies, the community scrap yard...
Promoting a more holistic use of SUNLearn for student development
Stellenbosch University aims to deliver a transformative student experience and a networked and collaborative teaching and learning environment. These are two of the core themes within the institutional strategic framework. Participation in...
Psychiatry doctor continues family's PhD tradition; focuses on break-ups among emerging adults
Coming from a bloodline of academic intellectuals, it was only a matter of time before Alberta (Berte) van der Watt of Paul Roux in the Eastern Free State would scale the heights of academic success. She obtained her doctorate in...
SU honours Novartis president; global leader in oil & gas energy sector
Stellenbosch University (SU) bestowed honorary doctorates on the president of the Novartis Foundation in the United States, Dr Patrice Matchaba, and Andries Calitz, a global leader in the oil and gas energy sector, at its April...
Quarraisha Abdool Karim honoured for her pioneering research
Stellenbosch University (SU) bestowed an honorary doctorate on the internationally-acclaimed infectious diseases epidemiologist Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim on Tuesday (15 December 2020) at SU's December graduation. Abdool Karim, who is...
The SU-Mandela connection
The end of July 2018 – the month in which Nelson Mandela's life was honoured through many social impact activities of Stellenbosch University (SU) – does not signal the end of the University's initiatives to make a difference in the lives...
A day in the life… Anne Havemann-Serfontein
Published in May to commemorate Workers' Day, our annual #dayinthelife series spotlights our staff at Stellenbosch University (SU). This year, we highlight professional administrative support services staff who make a tangible difference in...
Three PhD graduates from the Department of Forest and Wood Science
At the April graduation ceremony of the Faculty of AgriSciences, held on 4 April 2022, the Department of Forest and Wood Science saw three new PhD graduates. These were Dr Simon Ackerman, Dr Alta Saunders and Dr Johann (Ian) Kotzë. Dr...
Prof Ilse Feinauer receives Chancellor's Award for research
Prof Ilse Feinauer of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch received a Chancellor's Award for sustained excellence in research on Monday 5 December 2022. A maximum of 15 such prestige awards are presented for research, innovation, learning...