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SU Campus Security hosting seminar
In August this year, Stellenbosch University Campus Security hosted a Western Cape Campus Protection Society Southern Africa (CAMPROSA) seminar, at Hazendal Estate with delegates attending from the Universities of Cape Town, the Western...
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...
Art graduate's illustrations address past injustices
Karla Koopstad used an experience which is a tender subject for her family (and many others) as inspiration for her MA in Art Education project – a set of wordless booklets portraying the forced evacuations in Ceres under the apartheid...
SU honours Novartis president; global leader in oil & gas energy sector
Stellenbosch University (SU) bestowed honorary doctorates on the president of the Novartis Foundation in the United States, Dr Patrice Matchaba, and Andries Calitz, a global leader in the oil and gas energy sector, at its April...
Lunch event for retired lecturers
On 15 March 2022 we hosted a lunch event for retired lecturers from the Department of Forest and Wood Science. Apart from the local emeriti, a few “foreigners" such as Proff. Klaus von Gadow and Gerrit van Wyk also attended the event...
Record number of PhD-graduates in chemistry and polymer science
PhD-graduates in Chemistry and Polymer Science dominated the stage during the Faculty of Science's April 2022 graduation ceremony this week. For the 2021 academic year, the Faculty of Science awarded a grand total of 820 degrees – of which...
Master's research puts spotlight on orphan crop
Stellenbosch University MSc graduate Carla de Beer is on a mission to change perspectives about pigeon peas, one of the world's many so-called “orphan crops". She is doing it, quite literally, one falafel at a time, and has even written an...
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...
Honorary doctorate recipient Diana Ferrus grateful to be connected to SU story
Renowned South African writer, poet and activist Diana Ferrus was awarded an honorary doctorate by Stellenbosch University (SU) at its autumn graduation this week. She received the degree Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), honoris causa, on...
Dr Khosa conquers PhD 'obstacle course'
Graduating with her PhD in Social Work from Stellenbosch University (SU) yesterday (6 April), Priscalia Khosa was not only celebrating her academic achievement but also her victory over numerous personal challenges and obstacles to reach...