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Just weeks after being announced a recipient of the coveted Rhodes Scholarship, Kerry Porrill was awarded Stellenbosch University’s top honour – the Chancellor’s Medal (2025).
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Awards and milestones

Brilliant mathematics achiever honoured with SU’s prestigious Chancellor’s Medal

Just weeks after being announced a recipient of the coveted Rhodes Scholarship, Kerry Porrill was awarded Stellenbosch University’s top honour – the Chancellor...
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Dr Bambesiwe May photographed receiving the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award in Sandton, Johannesburg.

Awards and milestones

L’Oréal-UNESCO award for SU researcher tackling mining waste challenges

“I was excited, grateful, and honestly just overwhelmed with joy. It felt like a ‘finally’ moment, like all the quiet seasons of persistence had found their...

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A female mosquito on a human hand.

Media release

Fight against deadly malaria parasite: New drug target identified

The secret to the malaria parasite’s ability to survive in both its mosquito and human hosts – with temperatures varying from 22˚C in the mosquito to a feverish...

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