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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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Another feather in the cap of SU’s language wizard

Another feather in the cap of SU’s language wizard

​​​Whenever you read an article on Stellenbosch University's (SU) website or a newsletter or notice distributed by the institution, it has likely been edited...

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SU’s Faculty of Science awards four joint international degrees

SU’s Faculty of Science awards four joint international degrees

​​Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Science this week awarded four joint PhD degrees with universities in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy in...

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World Tuberculosis Day: Tuberculosis remains an acute disease in need of chronic attention

World Tuberculosis Day: Tuberculosis remains an acute disease in need of chronic attention

​World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was observed on 24 March. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Drs Dillon Wademan (Desmond Tutu TB Centre) and Amrita...

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Psychiatry doctor continues family's PhD tradition; focuses on break-ups among emerging adults

Psychiatry doctor continues family's PhD tradition; focuses on break-ups among emerging adults

​Coming from a bloodline of academic intellectuals, it was only a matter of time before Alberta (Berte) van der Watt of Paul Roux in the Eastern Free State...

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PhD graduate finds learning - and love – at SU

PhD graduate finds learning - and love – at SU

Zimbabwean-born Jabulani Shaba came to Stellenbosch University (SU) to pursue a postgraduate degree in history. But he found so much more. Shaba is awarded his...

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From Madagascar to the world with a PhD in physics

From Madagascar to the world with a PhD in physics

​​​Hailing from a rural village in Madagascar, Dr Dina Miora's academic journey has taken her to South Africa and Germany and today she is employed as a...

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