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"Dinkbeeld: Smeltkroes" sculpture unveiled in front of the Endler	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11242	"Dinkbeeld: Smeltkroes" sculpture unveiled in front of the Endler	Development & Alumni Relations	A new sculpture titled Dinkbeeld: Smeltkroes (in English Crucible) was recently unveiled in front of the Endler Hall on Victoria Street.
FMHS PhD candidate selected for global female science programme	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11244	FMHS PhD candidate selected for global female science programme	FMHS Marketing & Communication - Sue Segar	When Carene Ndong Sima, a PhD candidate in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, was selected for the Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2025, she joined an elite group of 20 “exceptionally talented women” in science.
Are you ready for Giving Maties Day?	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11230	Are you ready for Giving Maties Day?	Development & Alumni Relations	Have you made your contribution? Shared the message? Encouraged others to get involved? Our annual #It'sGivingMaties campaign is in full swing, and we're counting on YOUR support to help us reach our goal.
Dr Rhoda Meyer receive Scholarly Teaching Award and Teaching Fellowship	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11228	Dr Rhoda Meyer receive Scholarly Teaching Award and Teaching Fellowship	FMHS Marketing & Communications – Tyrone August	Dr Rhoda Meyer, a senior lecturer in the Department of Health Professions Education recently received a Scholarly Teaching Award and a Teaching Fellowship from Stellenbosch University.
FMHS experts lead key research for new WHO salt guidelines	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11217	FMHS experts lead key research for new WHO salt guidelines	FMHS Marketing & Communications	Eight million deaths worldwide are annually attributed to poor diet, with approximately two million linked specifically to high sodium consumption—a primary component of table salt.
Leka overcomes life-threatening illness to earn Master’s degree	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11189	Leka overcomes life-threatening illness to earn Master’s degree	Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking [Alec Basson]	Leka Mhlophe overcame pulmonary emboli, a life-threatening condition that happens when blood clots block a blood vessel in the lungs, to obtain her Master’s degree in molecular biology.
SU bestows honorary doctorate on advocate for science	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11190	SU bestows honorary doctorate on advocate for science	Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking	Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to the former director-general of the national Department of Science and Innovation Dr Philemon Mphathi Mjwara on Tuesday 25 March 2025.
SU honorary doctorate for music icon Jonathan Butler	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11187	SU honorary doctorate for music icon Jonathan Butler	Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking	The internationally acclaimed South African composer and songwriter Jonathan Butler was awarded an honorary doctorate by Stellenbosch University (SU) at the institution’s March graduation ceremony on Monday (24 March 2025).
Triple-Helix event boosts ties between Stellenbosch and Groningen Universities	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11167	Triple-Helix event boosts ties between Stellenbosch and Groningen Universities	Sue Segar	Triple-Helix event boosts ties between Stellenbosch and Groningen Universities
Africa is an active contributor to global scholarship and is ready to reshape academic collaborations	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11168	Africa is an active contributor to global scholarship and is ready to reshape academic collaborations	Petro Mostert	Africa is an active contributor to global scholarship and is ready to reshape academic collaborations to ensure fair partnerships