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SU recognises change-makers with Social Impact Awards

SU recognises change-makers with Social Impact Awards

Stellenbosch University (SU) recently celebrated the power of civic engagement with its inaugural Social Impact Awards, honouring the exceptional contributions...

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Portuguese President honours Prof Tulio de Oliveira with Order of Merit Medal

Portuguese President honours Prof Tulio de Oliveira with Order of Merit Medal

​​In a momentous ceremony held on the evening of June 5th, 2023, aboard a Portuguese Navy Ship docked in South Africa, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de...

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Celebrating the pillars behind the scenes of the Department of Economics

Celebrating the pillars behind the scenes of the Department of Economics

​​Every year the university recognises staff members who have excelled at their work. The Chancellor's Award is awarded to those who have shown sustained...

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NRF honours SU ecologist with Lifetime Achievement Award

NRF honours SU ecologist with Lifetime Achievement Award

​The National Research Foundation (NRF) honoured Emeritus Professor Brian van Wilgen with the Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour that is bestowed...

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Lexicographer receives prestigious award for research

Lexicographer receives prestigious award for research

In 2021 Dr Lorna Hiles Morris completed her PhD (Lexicography) in the Department as well as a term as Consolidoc fellow. She has recently been awarded the...

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Sooliman receives Social Justice Champion award

Sooliman receives Social Justice Champion award

​Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of the Gift of the Givers Foundation, has received the Social Justice Champion of the Year 2021 award for the life-saving work...

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Week of literary prizes for lecturers at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch

Week of literary prizes for lecturers at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch

Dr Willem Anker and Dr Alfred Schaffer (who both teach creative writing at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch) received the kykNET-Rapport Prize for fiction...

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SU spin-out makes beauty world spin with one of 100 best inventions

SU spin-out makes beauty world spin with one of 100 best inventions

A Stellenbosch University (SU) spin-out company is behind a nanofiber cosmetics product, which was selected by Time magazine as one of the 100 best inventions...

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Prof Hester Klopper receives prestigious international award

Prof Hester Klopper receives prestigious international award

Prof Hester Klopper, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Strategy and Internationalisation at Stellenbosch University (SU) has been honoured with the Dorothy Ford...

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PhD student wins first international Anders Bäckström Prize

PhD student wins first international Anders Bäckström Prize

The Rev Mwawi Chilongozi, a PhD in Theology student at Stellenbosch University (SU), has won the international Anders Bäckström Prize, to be awarded for the...

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