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Institutional news

SU and TUT join forces to develop SA’s future research leaders

Stellenbosch University (SU) and Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) have formalised a new partnership aimed at developing the next generation of researchers...
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Students at Stellenbosch University photographed as they are walking to classes on the Stellenbosch campus.
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Trevolin Pillay is the first Deaf student to graduate with a BScHons in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

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Deaf student graduates with BSc Honours degree

Deaf with a capital D and proud of it!

It is with this attitude that Trevolin Pillay will walk over the stage this week to be capped with a BSc Honours degree in...

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Prof Jan Lotz

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Purpose amid the pain – renowned radiologist Prof Jan Lotz graduates with a PhD at 78

At 78, an age when many of his peers are enjoying a quiet retirement, Emeritus Professor Jan Lotz has crossed the podium to receive his PhD in Applied Ethics...

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Amogelang Moagi photographed at the Coetzenburg Centre on the Stellenbosch Campus where she received her degree.

Awards and milestones

Amogelang Moagi does not allow hip of steel, loss to steal her graduation joy

“A hip of steel and a heart of steel.” That’s how Amogelang Moagi’s lecturer Dr Susan de Klerk describes her. These words are particularly apt, given the...

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Prof Salim Safurdeen Abdool Karim photographed at the Coetzenburg Centre on the Stellenbosch Campus where he received his honorary doctorate.

Institutional news

SU honorary doctorate for world-renowned epidemiologist, infectious disease expert

Stellenbosch University (SU) bestowed an honorary doctorate on world-renowned epidemiologist and infectious disease expert Prof Salim Safurdeen Abdool Karim at...

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Dr Luthando Tiya photographed at the Coetzenburg Centre on the Stellenbosch campus where he received his doctorate in pharmacology.

Awards and milestones

From forensics to farms: Dr Tiya’s mission to protect communities against pesticides

Moving from DNA analysis in forensics to studying the impact of pesticides on farm workers may seem unusual – but for Dr Luthando Tiya, it was a natural next...

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For Taswell Mabutha, a lifelong dream was realised when he heard the news that he had been accepted to study at Stellenbosch University (SU).

Awards and milestones

Taswell Mabutha overcomes the odds to achieve an honours degree

For Taswell Mabutha, a lifelong dream was realised when he heard the news that he had been accepted to study at Stellenbosch University (SU). Diagnosed with...

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