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When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion Stellenbosch community unite for social justice on Youth Day 20
"When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion." With these powerful words from an Ethiopian proverb, Prof Thuli Madonsela once again wove meaning and unity into the moment - this time at the 4th Annual #Action4Inclusion Social Justice...
SU to honour foremost thought leaders
This year Stellenbosch University (SU) will bestow honorary doctorates on four thought leaders who have made an exceptional contribution to society both internationally and in South Africa: a famous South African documentary photographer...
Masters’ student treks on horseback in Mongolia for her research
There will be times, when the research for your Masters' degree will take a strange turn and you will end up traveling hundreds of kilometres on horseback to collect information. This was the case for Barbara Seele, M-student at...
SU alumnus placed in top 6 of SAICA Trailblazer awards
Kamir Arjun, a BAcc Hons alumnus of the School of Accountancy at Stellenbosch University was placed in the top 6 of the 2021 SAICA Trainee Trailblazer awards. Arjun, a 2 nd year Deloitte trainee, is also the winner of one of the categories...
Celebration of top academic performers in Forest and Natural Resource Sciences.
The culmination of the 2024 academic year and graduation of the 4-year BSc Forest and Natural Resource Science students was extra special in that two students earned the famous Sir Wilhelm Schlich medals. Ms Anneke Joubert (picture below...
Stellenbosch University’s Gradlinc show exceptional growth in first year
Stellenbosch University's startup company Gradlinc — an innovative graduate career development platform — signed up more than 4 200 students and 250 companies in just over one year. This innovative platform that connects employers...
Inclusive deliberation required to drive collective climate actions – Dr Dominic Okoliko
The manner in which the media reports on climate change influences people's perceptions, attitudes and support for climate policy. Media(ted) climate change communication, i.e. the presentation of climate change as a policy and people's...
Study calls for improved legislation to protect water from mining pollution
South Africa needs improved environmental, water and mining legislation to prevent our freshwater resources from being polluted by mining activities, particularly acid mine drainage. To achieve this, our lawmakers should take a leaf out of...
“Greener” UN treaty could help promote socio-economic rights – LLD graduate
Any efforts to eradicate poverty and guarantee the economic, social and cultural rights of people globally will be unsuccessful if we don't take the threats of environmental degradation and climate change seriously. This is the view of...
PhD graduate doesn’t let diabetes get the better of her
Four to six times a day. That's how often Dr Yolandi Swart from Pretoria must inject herself with insulin because her life depends on it. Having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (when the pancreas produces little or no insulin) when...