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Master’s student overcomes several obstacles to graduate with distinction in the field that ‘chose her’

For someone who initially thought speech therapy involved teaching people how to write speeches, Ntokozo Ndlovu has excelled in this field, graduating from...

A focus on pursuing and sharing knowledge

After about three years leading the Africa Centre team as interim director, Dr Munya Saruchera is stepping down to focus more of his time and energy on teaching...

A PhD at 25, a job overseas and wedding bells for gifted food scientist

​​​​The first few months of 2024 will always be a memorable milestone in Dr Jana van Rooyen's life. Not only did she obtain a PhD in Food Science at...

App offers hope to PTSD sufferers in SA

​​Many South Africans who are exposed to trauma and suffer from posttraumatic stress order (PTSD) do not always receive the treatment they need to deal with...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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