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SU alumnus placed in top 6 of SAICA Trailblazer awards
Kamir Arjun, a BAcc Hons alumnus of the School of Accountancy at Stellenbosch University was placed in the top 6 of the 2021 SAICA Trainee Trailblazer awards. Arjun, a 2 nd year Deloitte trainee, is also the winner of one of the categories...
Celebration of top academic performers in Forest and Natural Resource Sciences.
The culmination of the 2024 academic year and graduation of the 4-year BSc Forest and Natural Resource Science students was extra special in that two students earned the famous Sir Wilhelm Schlich medals. Ms Anneke Joubert (picture below...
Stellenbosch University’s Gradlinc show exceptional growth in first year
Stellenbosch University's startup company Gradlinc — an innovative graduate career development platform — signed up more than 4 200 students and 250 companies in just over one year. This innovative platform that connects employers...
Inclusive deliberation required to drive collective climate actions – Dr Dominic Okoliko
The manner in which the media reports on climate change influences people's perceptions, attitudes and support for climate policy. Media(ted) climate change communication, i.e. the presentation of climate change as a policy and people's...
Study calls for improved legislation to protect water from mining pollution
South Africa needs improved environmental, water and mining legislation to prevent our freshwater resources from being polluted by mining activities, particularly acid mine drainage. To achieve this, our lawmakers should take a leaf out of...
“Greener” UN treaty could help promote socio-economic rights – LLD graduate
Any efforts to eradicate poverty and guarantee the economic, social and cultural rights of people globally will be unsuccessful if we don't take the threats of environmental degradation and climate change seriously. This is the view of...
PhD graduate doesn’t let diabetes get the better of her
Four to six times a day. That's how often Dr Yolandi Swart from Pretoria must inject herself with insulin because her life depends on it. Having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (when the pancreas produces little or no insulin) when...
Occupational physicians can’t serve any masters, PhD study finds
When occupational physicians have to make difficult calls related to health and safety in the workplace, they shouldn't be loyal to either workers or employers because it could influence their behaviour or cloud their judgments. “Because...
“Hugely symbolic” Chancellor’s Luncheon at Goldfields Residence
Stellenbosch University (SU) concluded its last graduation week of the year on 13 December 2019 with a Chancellor's Luncheon, held at its Goldfields Residence for the first time. “It is hugely symbolic that this event – a highlight on the...
More than 600 BSc graduates capped
A chancellor's award and more than 600 BSc degrees were on the menu at the Faculty of Science's graduation ceremony that took place on Monday 4 December 2017. Prof Len Barbour, a world-leader in solid-state supramolecular chemistry and one...