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SU honours four role-models with honorary doctorates
At its ninth and last ceremony forming part of its December 2016 Graduation Ceremonies, Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded four honorary doctorates – to recognise and reward excellence in a variety of fields and to identify these...
Twins now third-generation Maties
Twin sisters Francis and Christine Prins are following in their mother and grandfather’s footsteps when they became the third generation in the family to earn degrees from Stellenbosch University. Francis graduated with an honours degree in...
MEd students attend orientation session
The Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted an MEd orientation day to familiarise new Master's students with the intellectual foundations of the MEd journey. Students from as far as Zimbabwe, Namibia, the Free...
Meet Carmell Pillay: #MyTygerMaties60
As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Carmell Pillay.Carmell Pillay is a first-year B Speech...
‘Engineering is a team sport’, says top student
Marina Kamper and Jana Rossouw, who respectively received their BEng cum laude in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, are the top-performing undergraduate students in their departments. Marina achieved a final average of 85.5%, while...
After 34 years dedicated to insects, Elleunorah receives her PhD about thrips
Have you ever shaken a chrysanthemum over your hand and seen tiny dark or straw-coloured lines of no more than 1,5mm squirming? Those are very likely to be thrips. When viewed under a microscope, you will see that they have tiny bladders...
Dean of Military Science receives African Award
Prof Sam Tshehla, Dean of the Faculty of Military Science at Stellenbosch University (SU), was honoured with the Africa Education Leadership Award as Best Professor in Military Science in Mauritius on Tuesday (7 December 2016). Tshehla...
SU graduation: a family affair
Graduation was a family affair for a number of Stellenbosch University graduates this year, as they shared this milestone with parents or siblings. Anita Jonker and her son Johannes Jonker not only handed in their theses on the same day...
Student-athletes show success in studies and sport is possible
In August Justine Palframan became an Olympian when she competed in the 200m and 400m at the Olympic Games in Rio. In October she was named Maties Sport's Sportswoman of the Year for 2016. And on Friday, 6 December, she became a Matie...
Grant helps recruit future brain researchers
"Ongoing research indicates that mental illness is associated with the brain's structure, chemistry and function, and that mental illness indeed has a biological basis," says Janine Roos. Roos is the director of the Mental Health...