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Dr Robert Adam receives SU honorary degree for advancing science and technology

​Dr Robert Adam received an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University (SU) at the institution's December graduation for advancing science and technology...

Navigating Action-based Relational Transformation: Insights from SU's 2023 Transformation Indaba

The Transformation Indaba is an annual event that presents an opportunity for the Stellenbosch University (SU) community to engage collectively on matters of...

Chancellor’s Award ‘acknowledges value of data at SU’

​ Loumarie Kistner, a data analyst in the Centre for Business Intelligence in the Division Strategic Initiatives and Information Governance, received a Chancellor’s Award ​The Chancellor’s Award gives recognition to SU staff members whose careers attest to and display sustained excellence. Kistner received this award for her remarkable contributions to the development of data analytics as a strategic tool, in particular the development, implementation and refinement of SUN-i, the institutional business intelligence system of SU.

Engineering student creates solar-powered unicorn to inspire careers in STEM

​​Graduation is an opportunity to not only celebrate the qualifications of Stellenbosch University's (SU) students but also the creativity that stems from the...

Honorary doctorate recipient proud to join Maties family

​​“I stand here before you deeply honoured and profoundly humbled by the recognition bestowed upon me and the privilege of joining the illustrious family of...

Speech therapist overcomes mental health challenges after years of struggling

​​​​​When Firdous Sulaiman walked across the stage to get her degree in Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy on Tuesday (12 December), it was a triumphant...

Single mother’s grit takes her from rural village to PhD in Molecular Biology

​​Raised in the small village of Nemangwe in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, 40-year-old Dr Rachiel Gumbo was always destined for bigger things. She has...

SU honorary doctorate for award-winning academic, writer and gender activist

​Award-winning academic, writer and gender activist Prof Pumla Dineo Gqola received an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University (SU) at its December...

SU honours Global Disability Advisor

Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to the Global Disability Advisor to the World Bank Group Charlotte Vuyiswa McClain-Nhlapo at its...

Be kind to yourself – Chancellor’s Medal recipient, Hugo Uys

“Be kind to yourself.” This is according to graduate Hugo Uys, who was awarded the coveted Chancellor’s Medal at the Stellenbosch University December 2023...
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