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     Juan Bornman Ann Skelton Christof Heyns Christo J Botha
Internal UP Awards
The annual Academic Achievers’ Awards honour and celebrate academic achievers and researchers for their scholarly contributions. There are five categories of research awards: the Chancellor’s Award (also awarded for teaching and learning), the Vice-Chancellor’s Book Awards, the Exceptional Supervisor’s Award, the Exceptional Academic Achievers Awards, and the Exceptional Young Researchers Awards.
The Chancellor’s Award: Research
The Chancellor’s Award is the highest award in recognition of outstanding research and international stature over an extended period. Professor Nigel Bennett received the award for his research on the ecological and physiological factors that affect the control of reproduction and the evolution of sociality, using the African mole-rat as his model group.
The Vice-Chancellor’s Book Awards
Dr Reghard Brits, Department of Mercantile Law, received the award for his book titled, Real Security Law.
Exceptional Postgraduate Supervisor’s Award
Professor Lyn-Marie Birkholtz, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, and the
DST-NRF SARChI Chair in Sustainable Malaria Control, was recognised for her exceptional contribution to postgraduate student success and achievement.
Exceptional Academic Achievers Awards
These awards are made to senior academics recognised by their peers for consistently having excelled in their academic fields:
Professor Juan Bornman (Director: Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Faculty of Humanities)
Professor Ann Skelton (Director: Centre for Child Law, Faculty of Law)
Professor Christof Heyns (Professor in Human
Rights and Director: Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa, Faculty of Law)
    Marde Helbig Sim H Mayaphi
Eshchar Mizrachi Tjaart Kruger
















































































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