​​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...

​​​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...

​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...

A total of 139 doctoral degrees were awarded on Wednesday (16 March 2016) at Stellenbosch University's (SU) March graduation as part of the 2015 academic year. This brings the number of doctorate for the 2015 academic year to 266, which is...

​A probiotic for broiler chickens, based on the microbiota from the guts of free-range chickens, was successfully developed and patented by a PhD student in microbiology at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Science. Deon Neveling, who...

Although Dr Calvin Ullrich (28) does not know where his career path may lead in the future, he does know that he has to come back to Stellenbosch University (SU) one day. SU is his home, he says, even though his love for it is both “deep...

​​​Samantha Adams has always felt like a professional student. After completing a bachelor's and an honours degree in Psychology at Nelson Mandela University, she knew that would not be the end of her academic studies. When she returned...

​It's an all round celebration for Dr's Wouter and Louzanne Bam, a husband and wife couple who received their PhD degrees in Engineering at the same graduation ceremony. The duo not only graduated alongside one another, but Wouter also...

​​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF) recently announced the launch of the Dell Young Leaders programme at SU. The programme will enable Stellenbosch students from low-income backgrounds to receive...

The main challenge in aquaponics – the combination of raising fish (aquaculture) and growing plants without soil (hydroponics) – is the imbalance between the nutrients of the fish and the plants grown in the system, as each has its own...