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Several outstanding individuals to receive SU honorary doctorates
From pioneering the mobile technology industry in Africa to driving the development of local community newspapers during the time of resistance to apartheid, the latest cohort to receive honorary doctorates from Stellenbosch University...
Brain tumours couldn’t hold this PhD graduate back
Every now and then you meet someone with a truly inspirational life story. One such person is Dr Amy Martin from Durbanville. Her world was turned upside down in her teens when she was diagnosed with life-threatening brain tumours at the...
Leka overcomes life-threatening illness to earn Master’s degree
Early one Sunday morning in 2024, 26-year-old Leka Mhlophe, a Master's student at Stellenbosch University (SU), woke up to do her laundry, as she usually does. But this Sunday morning would be different. Just as she came back from putting...
Mathematical Statistics graduate honoured with coveted Chancellor's Medal
Jean Durand, a Mathematical Statistics graduate with focal area Data Science, is the recipient of Stellenbosch University's (SU) coveted Chancellor's Medal for 2022. The medal is awarded annually to a final-year or postgraduate student...
Prof. Thuli and supporters sweat for #Action4Inclusion
Prof. Thuli Madonsela, the first director of the newly established Centre for Social Justice at Stellenbosch University, and a group of supporters for the #Action4Inclusion (#A4I) campaign on Saturday (3 February) endured the scorching...
Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela receives third honorary doctorate
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Research Chair in Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University (SU), received an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University in Grahamstown on Friday (12 April 2019). This was...
From Namibia and Tanzania to Ghana – discovering Africa as an economic geologist
With a doctoral degree in economic geology from Stellenbosch University in his pocket, Dr Stephan Dunn has already travelled far and wide on the African continent – first for his research on gold mineralisation processes in Tanzania, and...
Prestigious medal for SU alumnus and business leader
Stellenbosch University's (SU) prestigious Pro Bene Merito Medal was awarded to Mr Desmond Smith for his contribution to the University. He received the medal during graduation week at the Chancellor's Dinner at Lanzerac on Wednesday, 15...
Minister Mbombo welcomes first cohort of Bachelor of Nursing graduates to healthcare system
The nursing profession requires you to use not only your hands and head, but also your heart, in the service of patients. This was the message Western Cape Provincial Minister or Health and Wellness, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo conveyed to the...
Special honorary degrees to be awarded in SU's centenary year
Stellenbosch University (SU) is to honour fourteen foremost thought leaders with honorary doctorates as part of the institution's centenary commemoration. The recipients for March 2018 are (in alphabetically order): Professor Dame Glynis...