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Dr Amos Kiyumbi was awarded his PhD in Physics at SU's March 2026 graduation ceremony.

Engineering and technology

Spreading optics and photonics in Southern Africa

With a freshly printed PhD certificate from Stellenbosch University (SU) in his pocket, Dr Amos Kiyumbi is on a mission to invest all the research experience he...

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Dr Anneke Erasmus was awarded a PhD in Physics during the March 2026 graduation ceremony

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Curiosity with light leads to PhD in physics

As an undergraduate science student, Dr Anneke Erasmus’ curiosity about lasers made her stay behind after physics classes to ask lecturers about their research...

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Physics postgrads reap 5 out of 10 awards at ICO-26

Natural and mathematical sciences

Physics postgrads reap 5 out of 10 awards at ICO-26

Postgraduate students in Stellenbosch University's (SU) Department of Physics walked away with five of the ten student awards during the recent 26th Congress of...

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Muon detector from IP2I will kick-start cosmic-ray research at SU and UWC

Natural and mathematical sciences

Muon detector from IP2I will kick-start cosmic-ray research at SU and UWC

​Cutting edge technology in the form of a muon detector on loan from the Institute of Physics of the Two Infinities (IP2I) in Lyon, France, will kick-start...

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Deep underground laboratory will be a first for Africa

Natural and mathematical sciences

Deep underground laboratory will be a first for Africa

​​​​Africa's first deep underground science laboratory may become a reality in the next five to ten years with the establishment of the Paarl Africa Underground...

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