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SU’s Faculty of Science awards record number of PhD-degrees
Author: Media & Communication, Faculty of Science
Published: 03/04/2020

Stellenbosch University's Science Faculty will award a record number of 68 PhD-degrees for the 2019 academic year, of which 39 during the virtual graduation ceremony on Friday, 3 April. This is the highest number of PhDs since 2014 (42) and 18 more than in 2018 (50).

For the 2019 academic year, the Faculty delivered a total of 527 BSc-graduates, 149 Honours- and 102 MSc-graduates.

Prof Louise Warnich, Dean of the Faculty of Science, said they are very proud of their students: “We wish to congratulate each and every one of you on this major milestone in your lives."

Dr David Phair, who earned a PhD in myrmecology (the scientific study of ants), said he will be watching the virtual ceremony from home, internet allowing, while Dr Claire Ineza said she will certainly not miss the opportunity to cross the stage later this year. This supermom from Rwanda earned her PhD in Chemistry while raising her son, now 4-years old, and being pregnant with the most recent addition to the family, a three-month old baby boy.

SU graduandi will be able to follow the virtual conferral of their qualifications at 14:00 on Friday 3 April 2020. A link to the virtual proceedings will be published on the SU homepage (www.sun.ac.za) on Friday morning.