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From Madagascar to the world with a PhD in physics
Hailing from a rural village in Madagascar, Dr Dina Miora's academic journey has taken her to South Africa and Germany and today she is employed as a postdoctoral scientist and image analyst at the Medical Research Council (MRC)...
PhD graduate finds learning - and love – at SU
Zimbabwean-born Jabulani Shaba came to Stellenbosch University (SU) to pursue a postgraduate degree in history. But he found so much more. Shaba is awarded his doctorate this week (Monday 25 March) just days after tying the knot with...
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...
World Tuberculosis Day: Tuberculosis remains an acute disease in need of chronic attention
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was observed on 24 March. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Drs Dillon Wademan (Desmond Tutu TB Centre) and Amrita Daftary (York University) write that many people who are affected by TB experience its...
SU’s Faculty of Science awards four joint international degrees
Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Science this week awarded four joint PhD degrees with universities in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy in the fields of chemistry, physics, microbiology, and zoology. A joint degree means...
Limpopo family sells tractor to help daughter pursue PhD in agriculture at SU
It took the sale of one of her father's two tractors and plenty of hard work for Dr Mosima Mabitsela to graduate this week from Stellenbosch University (SU) with a PhD in Agronomy. But for her beaming father, Mamothatha Mabitsela, who...
SU Teaching Fellowships 2024
The SU Teaching Fellowships offer eminent academics with a track record of involvement with teaching-learning-assessment (TLA) and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning support and opportunities over one to three years to enhance and...
PhD student's research on massive invisible gold source makes headlines
Obtaining a PhD at 26 is already a massive achievement, but what makes Dr Steve Chingwaru's graduation from Stellenbosch University (SU) even more remarkable is his groundbreaking geometallurgy research that has garnered interest from...
Open Day: A resounding success
The Division Student Affairs (DSAf) annual Open Day at Stellenbosch University's Tygerberg campus has once again proven to be a resounding success in providing students with valuable information, fostering engagement, and creating a sense...
Financial Sector Conduct Authority visits Maties to equip students with critical financial skills
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) recently visited Stellenbosch University (SU) to present an interactive workshop on financial literacy to Maties as part of the FSCA's Consumer Education Department's objective to empower...