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2019 SU Research Excellence Awards
The annual Research Excellence Award ceremony was held at STIAS on 5 December 2019. The awards were presented to SU researchers who made the biggest contribution to accredited publications (based on audited publication statistics of the...
HIV prevention project in Zimbabwe utilizes PrEP to empower men in the fight against HIV
Zimbabwe, like many other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, faces the harsh reality of the HIV epidemic. With a substantial portion of the population affected by the virus, innovative approaches are urgently needed to combat its devastating...
More than 600 degrees in the natural sciences awarded at SU’s December graduation
Dressed in traditional Zulu-attire, Maties student Menzi Ngcamphalalala today proudly walked across the stage to receive his MSc degree in Mathematics. He was one of the more than 600 graduate and postgraduate students in the natural...
PhD recipient thinks out of the box to benefit pomegranate industry
Sometimes you have to think outside the box to solve a problem. This is exactly what Dr Matia Mukama from the Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory at Stellenbosch University (SU) did when he designed new multi-layer ventilated...
Teaching and Field excursions
Teaching and Field tripsThe BSc Earth Sciences is based on a balance of class room and field work teaching. It includes 52 days of fieldwork deepening the knowlede aquired in class for both Applied and Environmental Earth Sciences and...
Social Impact
The Earth Sciences department regularly offers community outreach projects for learners and school teachers Delft high school learners visited the departement to learn about climate change on 23 October 2019. The grade 10 learnes were...
Visual impairment does not deter Loandrie from excelling
After spending the last four years working on her Bachelor in Social Work (BSW) degree, Loandrie Potgieter will be among the 5 853 students who will graduate at the 2019 December graduation ceremonies at Stellenbosch University (SU)...
John Kani honoured with honorary doctorate from SU
“The power of changing the country is in the hands of the citizens. We are the government. We voted them in and can vote them out." This was one of the inspiring messages in the acceptance speech of the internationally acclaimed actor and...
From bitter to sweet memories
He realised as an impoverished teenager that if he could get an education and become a primary school teacher, he would at least be able to afford a cup of tea in the morning. But when Dr Peter Msaka from Nkhotakota in Malawi walked on...
Doctoral graduate never thought she would study that far
Doctoral graduate started working at age 12 to support household Dr Virginia Dlamini–Akintola's story of commitment and perseverance started in the village Ntondozi in the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland). She was nine...