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Grant helps recruit future brain researchers

"Ongoing research indicates that mental illness is associated with the brain's structure, chemistry and function, and that mental illness indeed has a...

Student-athletes show success in studies and sport is possible

In August Justine Palframan became an Olympian when she competed in the 200m and 400m at the Olympic Games in Rio. In October she was named Maties Sport's...

SU graduation: a family affair

​Graduation was a family affair for a number of Stellenbosch University graduates this year, as they shared this milestone with parents or siblings. Anita...

Dean of Military Science receives African Award

Prof Sam Tshehla, Dean of the Faculty of Military Science at Stellenbosch University (SU), was honoured with the Africa Education Leadership Award as Best...

After 34 years dedicated to insects, Elleunorah receives her PhD about thrips

​Have you ever shaken a chrysanthemum over your hand and seen tiny dark or straw-coloured lines of no more than 1,5mm squirming? Those are very likely to be...

‘Engineering is a team sport’, says top student

​Marina Kamper and Jana Rossouw, who respectively received their BEng cum laude in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, are the top-performing undergraduate...

MEd students attend orientation session

The Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted an MEd orientation day to familiarise new Master's students with the intellectual...

Meet Carmell Pillay: #MyTygerMaties60

​As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently...

Twins now third-generation Maties

Twin sisters Francis and Christine Prins are following in their mother and grandfather’s footsteps when they became the third generation in the family to earn...

SU honours four role-models with honorary doctorates

At its ninth and last ceremony forming part of its December 2016 Graduation Ceremonies, Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded four honorary doctorates – to...
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