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SA’s first Global Minds PhD scholar graduates
Lynn Hendricks, lecturer in the Division of Health Systems and Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences since 2022, has had quite the year. Her Global Minds PhD project entitled 'More than a Pill: Producing the Story of...
Faculty of Science welcomes Michael Hoefnagel to Mathematics
Netherlands-born Dr Michael Hoefnagel received a PhD at the third graduation ceremonies of Stellenbosch University (SU) on 11 December. Hoefnagel's parents moved to South Africa when he was still a toddler and raised him and his siblings...
Project Zero funding helps Matie dreams come true
For many prospective university students and their parents, the burden of student fees is something that keeps them up at night. Thankfully, through funding initiatives like Project Zero, many students from the Faculty of Economic and...
New group of Dell Young Leaders start their journey
Not even the rain could dampen the spirit of hope and exuberance among the 213 Stellenbosch University first-year students welcomed into the Dell Young Leaders programme at a recent launch event. This is the largest cohort of students...
Hard work and perseverance took Nthabiseng to her dreams
Growing up in the dusty streets of Gankwana village in Limpopo, 25-year-old Nthabiseng Seleme says she never ever imagined herself graduating with a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Stellenbosch University (SU). “I am super...
Double PhD celebration for siblings
It was a double celebration for siblings Clarice and Manisha du Plessis, who both graduated with PhDs during Stellenbosch University's (SU) April graduation series. Clarice (27), was awarded a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Manisha (25)...
A day in the life of: Ricardo Isaacks
As a senior assistant in the mail room at Stellenbosch University (SU), Ricardo Isaacks ensures that thousands of incoming and outgoing letters, packages and important documents reach their destination. Having clocked up nearly 27 years'...
New SRC Chair vows to address student issues
The newly elected Stellenbosch University (SU) Student Representative Council (SRC) Chairperson, Mr Xola Njengele, says he is committed to addressing the pressing issues of Matie students. Njengele is currently completing a Postgraduate...
SU FMHS to host fully virtual Pledge Ceremonies
Dear Student South Africa currently faces a colossal challenge in the form of a second wave of Covid-19, with the Western Cape province singled out as one of the hardest hit provinces to date. The Western Cape (WC) is officially registered...
'You can do this!'
When Kristin Trout walked across the stage at one of Stellenbosch University's (SU) March graduation ceremonies to receive her BA Sport Science degree, she did so for her whole family. "I felt as if I was graduating for them," she says. The...