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Linda Dube played on through grief to earn her master’s degree
2023 Research and Innovation Excellence Awards – a celebration of research with impact at SU
Stellenbosch University (SU)'s Research and Innovation Excellence Award ceremony was held at STIAS on Monday 30 October 2023. The awards recognised...
SU helps develop world-first set of guidelines to minimise fire risk in informal settlements
Devasting fires occur frequently in many of South Africa's more than 4 000 informal settlements and in backyard dwellings, leaving thousands of people...
Milestone for HR practitioner despite personal challenges
Phumla Banjwa, the Faculty of Education, Law and Theology's Human Resources Practitioner, obtained her Master's Degree in Industrial Psychology on 25
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PhD student bags prestigious social impact prize with lifesaving device
Maureen Etuket, a doctoral student in Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU), is on a mission to prevent maternal deaths caused by excessive...
DSAf merges two centres to form new Centre for Student Life and Learning
A transformative shift has taken place within the Division Student Affairs (DSAf) with the merger of two of its three centres, the Centre for Student...
SU’s chess staff team wins chess trophy at USSA 2023
Stellenbosch University's staff chess team won the prestigious 2023 Universities South Africa Sport Association (USSA) trophy as winners in this year's...