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Third graduation ceremony: “Stellenbosch today is a much better university”
Students from the faculties of AgriSciences as well as Medicine and Health Sciences of Stellenbosch University (SU) graduated this afternoon, while the University also bestowed honorary doctorates on Prof Peter Jones, Prof André Nel and...
Fifth graduation ceremony: Students from Science, Education, Law and Military Science graduate
Almost 400 students in the faculties of Science, Education, Law and Military Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) received their degrees at the fifth March graduation ceremony on Thursday (22 March 2018). At the ceremony, honorary...
‘Helping the community’ motivated Rory’s PhD
Dr Rory Dunbar and his friendly service dog, Vaughn, are familiar faces at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). And tonight (20 March 2018) they were again together at Stellenbosch University's...
6th graduation ceremony: Business School proud of student numbers and quality of learning & teaching
In its second graduation ceremony for the week, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, which is the largest faculty at Stellenbosch University (SU), conferred a final number of degrees on Friday (23 March 2018), bringing its...
SU student's master's degree upgraded to a PhD
In an attempt to minimise the risk of load shedding, Stellenbosch University (SU) student Jancke Eygelaar, 25, designed a cable system to support planning managers at power utilities to schedule preventative maintenance and increase...
SU, Antwerp confer joint PhD in AgriSciences
Dr Alanna Rebelo on Tuesday (20 March 2018) became the first student in the Faculty of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University (SU) to be awarded a joint doctorate by SU and the University of Antwerp in Belgium. She received her doctorate...
Mom and daughter graduate together at SU
Growing and moving forward together is not only the Centenary theme of Stellenbosch University (SU) but also the theme that has run through the lives of the Van Zyl family for years. In illustration of this, mother and daughter Benita...
Social work more than just a job for Dr Abigail Ornellas
For many people choosing a career is a difficult decision, but for others, life experiences point them in a direction and it becomes a calling. Dr Abigail Ornellas, who received her PhD in Social Work this week, is one of the latter...
Completing a master’s degree cum laude in her senior years
Age is just a number and means nothing when it comes to finding a pastime to keep yourself busy. This was the driving force behind 74-year-old Elizabeth Ann Robertson, who graduated today (Thursday, 22 March), to receive her MA (Ancient...
Low back pain affects millions, but too many receive wrong care
Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting an estimated 540 million people at any one time. Yet, a new Series of papers in The Lancet highlights the extent to which the condition is mistreated, often against best...