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Top engineering student wins Chancellor’s Medal

​Ms Jacqueline Kazmaier received Stellenbosch University (SU)'s coveted Chancellor's Medal for 2017 on Thursday (7 December) at the seventh graduation ceremony...

Faculty of Education honours its graduates

Close to 550 degrees were awarded to graduates by Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Education on Tuesday, 5 December. This number included eight PhD...

Their obstacles became stepping stones to graduation

Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded this year several degrees, diplomas and certificates to students with disabilities who succeeded in completing their...

Automatic conversion of Afrikaans text to braille now possible

The conversion of Afrikaans text to braille – and vice versa – can now be done at the click of a mouse. This is thanks to a program developed by a computer...

Researcher shows dairy farmers can make money without harming the environment

Reducing their impact on the environment does not mean that South African dairy farmers will suffer financially. They will still be able to maximise their...

First Transformation Indaba proves staff, students’ commitment to change

​More than 100 staff and students attended the first Transformation Indaba hosted by the Transformation Office at Stellenbosch University on 29 November 2017...

Cum laude for computer program to understand granny square diagram

The digitisation of the humble daisy granny square was one of the challenges that Prof Lynette van Zijl from Stellenbosch University's Computer Science division...

Insects have crawled under Nomakholwa Stokwe's skin

Insect researcher to be mentored through African Academy of Science Affiliates Programme When Dr Nomakholwa Stokwe matriculated, she had no idea that insects or...

Deadly cryptococcal fungi in public spaces, warn researchers

Large populations of potentially deadly cryptococcal fungi have been found on woody debris collected from old trees in two public areas in the centre of Cape...

First forward, then backwards towards PhD

​​​​“I've just recently ... the last year or so... realized the end is in sight. Although I was motivated throughout, there were as many steps forward as...
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