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Institutional news
SU leads continent in research output, new QS ranking shows
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Dr Florence de Vries’ PhD shaped by loss, purpose and care
Dr Florence de Vries has spent her career thinking carefully about the power of storytelling – who wields it, who benefits from it and who can be harmed by the...
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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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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...
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...
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...
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...