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SU awards honorary doctorate to leading mental health expert
Prof Vikram Patel, a leading mental health expert of international repute, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Stellenbosch University at its December graduation. He received the degree Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), honoris caus a, on...
PhD graduate crosses graduation stage on his 30th birthday
Monday 5 December 2022 was a big day for Dr Hillary Chibaya. Not only did he cross the graduation stage to receive his doctoral degree from Stellenbosch University (SU) but he also did so on his 30 th birthday. “I am excited to graduate...
Portraits from the Pandemic – “We are all doing our best"
From old souls who collect teas from across the world, to a burnt-out lawyer and a writer who has lost her sparkle. For those of us dealing with intense anxiety and burnout after the pandemic, the quaint watercolour-painted animal...
Prof Ilse Feinauer receives Chancellor's Award for research
Prof Ilse Feinauer of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch received a Chancellor's Award for sustained excellence in research on Monday 5 December 2022. A maximum of 15 such prestige awards are presented for research, innovation, learning...
Building capacity to monitor for pesticide pollution in Western Cape rivers
Geoenvironmental scientists at Stellenbosch University (SU) are working with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Research (Eawag) in Switzerland to develop in-house capacity to monitor for aquatic pesticide pollution. Dr. Reynold Chow, a...
SU Law Clinic attorney's doctorate helps to protect vulnerable people
Stellenbosch University Law Clinic senior attorney and lecturer Stephan van der Merwe graduated with a LLD this month after successfully defending his dissertation on debt collection – the first doctoral study of its kind in this field...
Minister Mbombo welcomes first cohort of Bachelor of Nursing graduates to healthcare system
The nursing profession requires you to use not only your hands and head, but also your heart, in the service of patients. This was the message Western Cape Provincial Minister or Health and Wellness, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo conveyed to the...
Department bids farewell to five colleagues
The Department of Business Management will bid farewell to five long-serving colleagues at the end of 2022. Prof Johann de Villiers and Dr Mike Lamont are retiring from the Investment Management focal area, while another colleague from...
Renowned Rwandan paediatrician now an honorary Matie
Stellenbosch University conferred an honorary doctorate on the distinguished Rwandan paediatrician Prof Agnes Binagwaho at its December graduation. She was awarded the degree Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, in absentia on Tuesday...
SU students to compete in annual Simon Marais Mathematics Competition
After being placed third overall in the Western division of the annual Simon Marais Mathematics Competition in 2021, Stellenbosch University will again compete against students from 70 universities from around the world on 15 October 2022...