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#Move4Maties: Moving together to help students succeed
Building capacity to monitor for pesticide pollution in Western Cape rivers
Geoenvironmental scientists at Stellenbosch University (SU) are working with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Research (Eawag) in Switzerland to develop...
Prof Ilse Feinauer receives Chancellor's Award for research
Prof Ilse Feinauer of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch received a Chancellor's Award for sustained excellence in research on Monday 5 December 2022. A...
Portraits from the Pandemic – “We are all doing our best"
From old souls who collect teas from across the world, to a burnt-out lawyer and a writer who has lost her sparkle. For those of us dealing with intense...
PhD graduate crosses graduation stage on his 30th birthday
Monday 5 December 2022 was a big day for Dr Hillary Chibaya. Not only did he cross the graduation stage to receive his doctoral degree from Stellenbosch...
SU awards honorary doctorate to leading mental health expert
Prof Vikram Patel, a leading mental health expert of international repute, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Stellenbosch University at its December...
SU honours award-winning journalist
Award-winning journalist, author and activist Zubeida Jaffer was awarded an honorary doctorate by Stellenbosch University (SU) at its December graduation...