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Arts, languages and social sciences
Building community through multilingualism at SU Teaching-Learning-Assessment Day
Awards and milestones
SU awards honorary doctorate to champion of health equity
Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to pioneering South African social scientist and epidemiologist Dr Olive Shisana on Thursday (26...
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Twin triumph: Atlantis brothers graduate from SU
The Blackenberg twins’ journey with Stellenbosch University (SU) began in high school – and this week, they graduated together from the same faculty.
Born in...
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Dignity restored – SU chemistry graduate’s journey to success
Blessed Muyanga came to Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2022 in pursuit of a science degree and a sense of independence. He never imagined he would become the...
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Xichavo Makhubele opens new doors for his family with SU honours degree
Growing up in the village of Magoro in Limpopo, Xichavo Irvin Makhubele was raised in a home where generations lived side by side, and where the rhythms of...
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SU mentors shaped Handré Muller’s path to mastering science
In 2019, a group of Stellenbosch University (SU) academics walked into a classroom at Lückhoff High School in Stellenbosch to demonstrate life sciences...
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Curiosity with light leads to PhD in physics
As an undergraduate science student, Dr Anneke Erasmus’ curiosity about lasers made her stay behind after physics classes to ask lecturers about their research...