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More than 50 first-generation SU students SOAR at December 2023 graduation
Last week, 56 first-generation students across various faculties who have passed through Stellenbosch University’s (SU) SOAR programme completed their academic journey as they ascended the podium at the Coetzenburg Centre to proudly receive...
SU polymer scientists develop novel method to break down lignin
Polymer scientists at Stellenbosch University have developed a novel method to break down lignin – a by-product in the paper manufacturing process – into valuable chemicals that can be used as raw materials in the chemical and polymer...
Graduating against all odds
Naseegha Cariem always dreamed of becoming a teacher. When she enrolled as a first-year student at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2012, she never imagined the trials she would experience over the years that almost derailed her dreams of...
Mpendulo Cele receives top honours as best MSc student at SU
Stellenbosch University's top MSc student for 2020, Mr Mpendulo Cele (25), praised his teachers at Zwelethu High School and the Kutlwanong Center of Mathematics and Science in Umlazi for helping him to enjoy and excel at Mathematics and...
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...
Talented jeweller transforms fascinating cultural insights into a PhD
As Dr Bongani Tendai Percy Mashange donned his doctoral gown on Monday to receive a PhD, he became the first visual arts student at Stellenbosch University (SU) to have his master's dissertation upgraded to a PhD. Excelling academically...
Stormers’ hooker earns new ‘cap’ as he graduates from Stellenbosch University
Because of his on-field commitments, it has taken Stormers hooker, JJ (Jean-Jacques) Kotze, six years to complete his BSc Physiotherapy degree at Stellenbosch University (SU). But this year he will receive his degree, albeit in absentia as...
It took a village to make S’tha shine on graduation day
S'thabile Duma's graduation story is no ordinary one. Yes, it's a story of triumph over very difficult circumstances and never giving up hope. But ultimately, it's about Ubuntu – about a group of South Africans who came together across...
Passion for social justice inspires law graduate
Graduate Thembalethu (Themba) Seyisi realised that his law degree would not only allow him to keep criminals off the street but could in fact help him change the world.Seyisi (22), a recipient of the 2021 Rector's Award for Excellence in...
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)...