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Sport sustained hope for prisoners on Robben Island, PhD study shows
Awards and milestones
SU researcher receives R12m grant for disability studies
Dr Zara Trafford, a scholar in disability studies at the Institute for Life Course Health Research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at...
Awards and milestones
L’Oréal-UNESCO award for SU researcher tackling mining waste challenges
“I was excited, grateful, and honestly just overwhelmed with joy. It felt like a ‘finally’ moment, like all the quiet seasons of persistence had found their...
Awards and milestones
SU celebrates outstanding student achievements at annual Rector’s Awards
Stellenbosch University (SU) has honoured the outstanding achievements of a record 87 students at this year’s annual Rector’s Awards for Excellent Achievement. ...
Awards and milestones
It took a village to make S’tha shine on graduation day
S'thabile Duma's graduation story is no ordinary one. Yes, it's a story of triumph over very difficult circumstances and never giving up hope. But ultimately...
Awards and milestones
Double graduation celebration for a family of Maties
Prof Michele van der Merwe had the privilege of capping not one but two daughters who received their respective degrees from Stellenbosch University (SU) during...
Awards and milestones
Proud graduation for twins with six SU degrees between them
If the Van der Merwe twins were competitive, it might have mattered that Dan received her Master's degree three months before Jess did at Stellenbosch...