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Stellenbosch University
PhD student's research on massive invisible gold source makes headlines
Obtaining a PhD at 26 is already a massive achievement, but what makes Dr Steve Chingwaru's graduation from Stellenbosch University (SU) even more remarkable is his groundbreaking geometallurgy research that has garnered interest from...
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SU awards honorary doctorates to economic experts
Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded honorary doctorates to two economic experts Profs Leonard Wantchekon and James Robinson at its March graduation. They received the degrees Doctor of Commerce (DCom), honoris causa, on Wednesday (27...
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SU master’s graduate helps develop specialised exercise programmes for children with arthritis
More than 150 families have been positively impacted by the Tygerberg Biokinetics Paediatric Rheumatology Clinic, which Su-ané Zwiegelaar – who graduated cum laude with a Master's degree in Sports Science at Stellenbosch University's (SU)...
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Dr Lourens’ research challenges conventional perceptions of sex work
If you saw a blonde woman in a red gown with the brightest smile imaginable on the final day of Stellenbosch University's (SU) graduation week at Coetzenburg Centre, it was most likely Dr Marna Lourens of the Centre for Social Justice...
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Science faculty bids farewell to first female dean in its history
In February 2014, Prof. Louise Warnich made history when she was appointed as the first female Dean of the Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University. For the past decade she was at the helm steering staff and students through the...
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Remarkable engineering student pursues her dreams despite life-changing incident
Jay-Dee Meyer, an Electrical and Electronic Engineering student from Stellenbosch University (SU), will graduate in March despite a life-altering accident just before her final year. Hailing from Johannesburg, she and her family moved to...
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Dr Holmes-Watts accomplishes a dream 20 years in the making
Graduating with a PhD from Stellenbosch University (SU) on 25 March was an emotional day for many reasons for Dr Tania Holmes-Watts. Her co-supervisor and role model Dr Cyrill Walters sadly passed away in December last year. In one of her...
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First group of successful Future Professors celebrated
A gathering of a group of top South African academics at the University of Mpumalanga in March signalled the successful culmination of the first and second stage of the Department of Higher Education and Training's (DHET) innovative...
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Prof Homi Bhabha and William Kentridge offer riveting insights in conversation at SU
Two phenomenal minds dazzled a Stellenbosch audience recently when they spent 90 minutes in awe of the intellectual and creative gymnastics of the renowned scholar Prof Homi Bhabha and the acclaimed artist William Kentridge. Entitled “The...
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Future professors at SU get a big boost with SUNRISE
A cutting-edge programme to support top academics in their journey to becoming professors was recently introduced at Stellenbosch University (SU). The launch of the initiative celebrated the start of the SUNRISE (Stellenbosch University...