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Candidates are awarded a PhD after a minimum residence of two years. Degrees are awarded on the basis of independent research culminating in a thesis which represents an original contribution in the selected field. 

The research for the doctoral thesis is undertaken under the supervision of a supervisor (promoter) appointed by the university on the recommendation of the department. The supervisor may be assisted by other faculty members, depending on the nature of the research guidance required. It is recommended that prospective candidates familiarise themselves with the research interests of faculty members before submitting an application (https://www.ekon.sun.ac.za/staff).

Applicants must have completed a Masters degree in Economics, with evidence of having passed accredited Masters-level courses in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Econometrics.

All PhD applicants must complete a formal application on the university's Prospective Postgraduate Student website (www.sun.ac.za/pgstudies). Applicants should submit a preliminary and original research concept note at the time of application. The concept proposal is used to match students with the interests and expertise of potential supervisors. Concept proposals with evidence of plagiarism will not be considered . Please note that acceptance is dependent on the department's current supervision capacity for the research question proposed by the applicant. Those applicants that have been provisionally accepted and connected to a supervisor, are requested to develop a fully developed written proposal that must also be orally presented to a departmental admissions panel who make a recommendation to the faculty board. Students may register for the PhD programme once they receive approval to do so from the faculty board.

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Current PhD candidates (in alphabetical order)

Monique Bennett (Supervisor: Dr Guy Lamb)

The fragility of post-conflict peacebuilding – examining renamo’s return to armed conflict two decades after the general peace agreement.

Monique Bennett works as a researcher for an NGO based in Johannesburg covering topics relating to governance, human security, environmental issues and peacebuilding within the African context. She holds a Master’s degree in International Relations with a particular focus on quantitative research methods from the University of Witwatersrand. She is the recipient of the DISARM PhD scholarship from the Peace Research Institute of Oslo in Norway to be completed with Stellenbosch University under the supervision of Dr Guy Lamb. Outside the library, she enjoys teaching yoga and pilates, traveling and cooking.

Chikondi Chidzanja (Supervisor: Dr Guy Lamb; Co-Supervisor: Prof. Janis van der Westhuizen)

A comparative analysis of multilateral counter-terrorism responses in the southern african development community and the economic community of west african states.

Chikondi Chidzanja is an accomplished author who has published a bestseller in Malawi titled ‘Kamuzu Academy; Critical perspectives [from] past, [to] present and future of the Eton of Africa’, and is a consultant on International Relations, Political Economy and Development, Foreign Policy and SADC integration. He has also taught Law and History in Malawi. Chikondi holds an MA in International Relations and World Order from the University of Leicester. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at Stellenbosch where he is focusing on multilateral counter-terrorism responses in SADC and ECOWAS.

Thamsanqa Mahlobo (Supervisor: Prof Scarlett Cornelissen)

Critical Geopolitics of International Education: An Investigation of the Role of Public Diplomacy in International Education Exchange Programmes among African participants in China and Japan

Thami Mahlobo is the coordinator of internationalization support at Stellenbosch University International. He is an ABE Initiative alumnus from Hiroshima University in Japan and graduated with a MA degree in International Cooperation Studies in 2019. In 2016, he lectured on a course in Environmental Sustainability at the Durban University of Technology. Before studying at Hiroshima University, he pursued a MEcon degree in Applied Economics at Hunan University in China, where he graduated in 2015. That same year, he spent a month in Vietnam as an intern at the Centre for Water Management and Climate Change at the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City. His PhD research seeks to take a qualitative approach by investigating the role of public diplomacy in international education exchange programmes among African participants in China and Japan using the critical geopolitics of international education as a theoretical framework.

Mullerene (Mulla) Maree (Supervisor: Prof. Nicola De Jager)

The 21st century’s identity crisis – the united states of america’s fractured democracy (identity politics and its role in challenging unity and democratic values)..

Mulla obtained her graduate and post-graduate degrees at Stellenbosch University (BA Social Dynamics; Hons Political Science; MA Political Science). Her MA thesis, under the supervision of Prof. Collette Schulz-Herzenberg, took a quantitative approach, looking into the youth of South Africa and what political attitudes drive political behaviour. She was a junior lecturer for a first year module – Introduction to South African Politics (April/May 2023). Furthermore, she assists at the Departmental Seminar Series. She has been a teaching assistant for four years at the University in the Department of Political Science, where she has also been head teaching assistant. Her PhD study seeks to take a quantitative approach by measuring how identity politics undermines democracy by challenging democratic values and fracturing unity. She will look into the United States as her case study. Outside of the University she has been, and currently is, a Parliamentary meeting monitor at the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG). Her political interests range from youth and democratic participation; political attitudes and behaviour; democratic governance; and identity and identity politics. 

Bathromeu Mavhura (Supervisor: Dr Guy Lamb)

A critical analysis of how counterterrorism actions influence conflict dynamics: the case of armed conflict in northern mozambique.

Bathromeu Mavhura was born and raised in Zimbabwe and migrated to South Africa after completing his Advanced level studies in History, English Literature, and Divinity. He is a diligent individual who obtained a BA in International Relations and Diplomacy in 2015 and Honours International Politics in 2018 at the University of South Africa. He proceeded to do an MA in Political Sciences in 2020 at Stellenbosch University. Bathromeu has a long and demonstrable interest in peace, conflict, and security issues, with a research background in state failure and terrorism in Africa. His Master’s thesis was on “The emergence of Boko Haram in Nigeria, using state failure and relative deprivation theories.” He is currently a Doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Sciences at Stellenbosch University. Mavhura is looking at the implications of labeling or classifying certain armed conflicts as ‘terrorism’ on decision-making and policy-making by governments and non-governmental organizations, using the ongoing conflict in northern Mozambique as an illustrative example. His vision is to contribute ideas and evidence to comprehend the root causes of armed conflict and conflict recurrences.

Ijeoma Opara (Supervisor: Prof. Amanda Gouws)

A study of slay queenism: a thematic analysis of black femme postfeminist subjectivities in post-apartheid south africa.

Ijeoma Opara is currently a PhD Candidate in Political Science at Stellenbosch University, under the auspices of the SARChi Chair in Gender Politics. Her PhD project looks into the construction of black femme postfeminist identity in South Africa. After being awarded the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship in 2017, she went on to complete her Masters in International Relations at the University of Cape Town. She is also a freelance creative writer and research consultant with a keen interest in African politics, migration and feminist studies. Her creative writing pursuits centre around topics that relate to her own conceptualisation of being a foreign black woman that has grown up and lived in Stellenbosch, South Africa, while connecting to larger themes that deal with identity, belonging, the African Diaspora and feminism.

Chumile Samson (Supervisor: Dr Guy Lamb)

A critical analysis of the south african government’s response to undocumented migrants in post-apartheid south africa.

Chumile Samson is a passionate human rights activist and International Relations scholar with M.A. in Political Sciences. He is of the view that interdisciplinary and intergovernmental approaches are essential to finding solutions to complex and interlocking global challenges such as the refugee crises, which is why he is pursuing his PhD in Political Sciences with a focus on international migration, public policy and foreign policy analysis. Chumile was awarded in 2021 by Mail and Guardian as one of the top 200 most influential young people for his instrumental roles in higher education transformation, youth development and international diplomacy. He is currently the Head of Communication for South African Youth in International Diplomacy (SAYID) and a co-founder and Board Chair of Youth Inspired Developmental Initiatives ( YIDI). Within the academic space, Chumile has had the honour of being awarded some of the sought-after accolades, namely the Cannon Collin scholarship, BRICS Project 2.0 Capacity Development Fellowship and the National Research Fund Scholarship.

Marion Stevens (Supervisor: Prof. Amanda Gouws)

A policy analysis: from population control to the construction of sexual and reproductive health post-apartheid, 1994-2021.

Marion Stevens has an academic background as a midwife, in medical anthropology and in public and development management and has worked in sexual and reproductive justice for over 30 years. Her work has included conducting participatory research, policy analysis and development, project management and governance and advocacy. She is the outgoing founding director of the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition in South Africa and currently sits on the Gender Advisory Panel of the World Health Organisation. She is a recipient of the Sol Plaatje Canon Collins Scholarship.

Rui Tyitende (Supervisor: Dr Guy Lamb)

Vignettes of manufacturing discontent and populist ideology of elites: a comparative analysis of namibia under nujoma, pohamba and geingob (1990-2024).

Rui Tyitende teaches politics at the University of Namibia, Windhoek. For more than a decade as an academic, his academic interests include political ideologies, politics of the state, public policy analysis, the political economy of China, political behaviour, social movements, political violence and terrorism studies. Rui is also associated with the Centre for Chinese Studies based at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and an associate of the transnational organisation, Democracy Without Borders. Rui holds a Master of Arts in Political Science from Stellenbosch University, a Masters in Public Administration and BA (Hons) in Public Administration from the University of Namibia. He is a highly sought after political commentator in Namibia and was instrumental in the drafting of Namibia’s National Policy and Strategy on Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Combating the Financing of Proliferation. He is deeply involved in community projects that seeks to promote food security and alleviate poverty amongst the marginalised and downtrodden in society. His current research is on the populist ideology of elites and social cohesion in Namibia under the reigns of Namibia’s two former heads of state and the incumbent.

Recent graduates

Dr Omomayowa Abati (Supervisor: Associate Professor Collette Schulz-Herzenberg) Beyond #NotTooYoungToRun: Party Candidacy, Political Representation and Legislative Effectiveness of Young Politicians in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic

This study examines Nigeria’s Age Reduction Law on youth representation through party candidacy and legislative representation and effectiveness in national and subnational parliaments. The study finds that while the reform resulted in an increase in young party candidates, the unwillingness of political parties to nominate large numbers of young candidates reduced the reform’s effect on youth representation in national and subnational parliaments. The study concludes that young people are politically competitive and interested in pursuing candidacy positions in political parties. Further, party selection bias recognises electorally competitive young aspirants. However, being a young legislator reduces the chance of legislative effectiveness.

Landi Kotze (Supervisor: Prof. Pieter Fourie; Co-Supervisor: Dr Cindy Steenekamp)

There will be blood: menstrual politics in the dwarsriver valley.

Landi grew up in Paarl, and after school she completed her graduate and post-graduate degrees at Stellenbosch University (BA Humanities, Hons International Relation Cum Laude, MA International Relations Cum Laude). She is passionate about people and their environment, consequently devoting most of her studies to sustainable development. Whilst completing her post-graduate degrees, Landi represented South Africa at various international conferences, including the Youth Agricultural Summit in Brussels and the UN Youth Assembly in New York. After completing her MA study “Curse or Cure: the relation between food aid and food security in sub-Saharan Africa”, she decided to shift her focus from the international to local context. Her doctoral study considers menstrual politics in the Dwarsriver Valley just outside of Stellenbosch. Landi intends for this study to contribute to progressive policy making and development.

Helen Macdonald (Supervisor: Prof. Collette Schulz-Herzenberg)

Populism, nativism and voting behaviour: a global perspective.

Helen is a senior research analyst who works in different sectors (NGO, academia, corporate) conducting quantitative and qualitative research for a range of clients. She has previously worked for the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) as a political analyst and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) as an analyst and head of research. As part of a team at IJR, she was instrumental in founding the South African Reconciliation Barometer (SARB), a longitudinal survey research project mapping attitudes towards justice and reconciliation in South Africa. Helen has also lectured political behavior and social science research methodology to undergrads and postgrads in the Department of Political Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) and managed an internship programme in the South African parliament. She holds an MA in Political Science from SU. Her PhD focusses on voting behavior and more specifically how anti-immigrant nativism influences populist voting. It is a quantitative study using data from the Comparative National Elections Project (CNEP) and includes seven country cases in the global North and South.

Ngqapheli Mchunu (Supervisor: Prof. Nicola de Jager)

Challenges facing anti-corruption mechanisms in a dominant party democratic state: a case study of kwazulu-natal in south africa, 2004-2019..

Ngqapheli Mchunu is a Social Sciences researcher with a keen interest in the academic research areas of corruption, governance, public opinion, and service delivery.  He is competent in qualitative social sciences research methods including questionnaire design, data collection and analysis and has developed competencies in quantitative social sciences research as well .   Mchunu holds a Master of Social Sciences degree in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu. Currently, he is enrolled for a Doctoral degree  in Political Science at Stellenbosch University looking at challenges facing  corruption fighting institutions  in dominant party systems.

Batlang Seabo (Supervisor: Prof. Collette Schulz-Herzenberg)

Ritual partisans or rational voters voting behaviour in botswana’s electoral democracy: 2008-2019.

Batlang Seabo is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Botswana. He holds an MA degree in Political Science from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary and completed his PhD in Political Science at Stellenbosch University in 2023. He is also a researcher and a member of the Afrobarometer Survey Network for Botswana. His research interests include voting behaviour, political communication, political parties and party systems, political elites and network analysis. He has co-authored and published articles in local and international journals.

Annemie Parkin (Supervisor: Prof. Nicola de Jager)

Parties of Pressure: Opposition parties in the dominant-party systems of Botswana and South Africa

Dr. Annemie Parkin is a Stellenbosch University alumnus. She did her undergraduate (BA Humanities) and postgraduate studies (Honours, MA, PhD) at US. Her research interests include the following: democratization, democratic consolidation, dominant-party systems, party politics in Southern Africa, Southern African and African politics. She is currently working in the higher education industry as an Academic Manager for a private higher education institution.

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The MSc in Mathematics degree usually takes two years to complete following an Honours degree, or similar qualification. It is a research degree examined principally by a dissertation. An individual programme is designed for each MSc student in consultation with their research supervisor. The programme will involve selected courses and reading in the first year of study, followed by a period when the thesis is prepared.

The PhD is a research degree, undertaken by candidates who hold an MSc or similar qualification. The PhD is awarded on the basis of original research presented in a thesis with the view to publication in international journals. Such research students are guided by a research supervisor and are usually actively involved in the research and teaching activities of the department.

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For a Masters in Mathematics a suitable Honours degree is required and the applicant needs to identify, approach and secure a supervisor before the application to Stellenbosch is made. The name of the supervisor must be entered on the application form.

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Graduates work with academics in a research speciality. The various research groups offer several activities which give colour and life to mathematics at Stellenbosch. These include:

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PhD in Geography and Environmental Studies A 49905-978 (360)

Specific admission requirements:.

An MA degree in Geography and Environmental Studies or a related discipline or a Master’s degree approved by Senate.

Nature of the programme:

The programme focuses on the study and resolution of human-environmental and urban or tourism-related problems and phenomena from a spatial perspective.

Compulsory module:

49905 : Geography and Environmental Study A 978(360)

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The dissertation of approximately 90 000 words, which shows the ability to create new knowledge or to reinterpret existing knowledge about a geographical problem is examined according to the University’s prescriptions in Part 1 of the Calendar. 

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11466 – 978(360)

The programme is presented by the Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration (CRUISE) of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.

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A Master’s degree in one of the following fields: Urban and Regional Planning, Development Planning, MTech in Urban and Regional Planning or another related discipline or a Master’s degree approved by Senate.

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Apply by 31 October of the preceding year.

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11466 : Urban and Regional Planning 978(360)

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A dissertation of approximately 90 000 words, that demonstrates your ability to create new knowledge on an urban and regional planning problem or to reinterpret existing knowledge about a geographical problem. The dissertation is assessed according to the regulations of Stellenbosch University in Part 1 of the Calendar.

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PhD (Urban and Regional Science) 12569-978 (360)

12569 – 978(360)

A Master’s degree in one of the following fields: Urban and Regional Planning, Development Planning, Public Administration, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Demography or a Master’s degree approved by Senate.

The programme focuses on systemic applications in the science of urban and regional systems.

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12569 : Urban and Regional Science 978(360)

A dissertation of approximately 90 000 words, that demonstrates your ability to create new knowledge about an urban or regional scientific problemor to reinterpret existing knowledge about a geographical problem. The dissertation is assessed according to the regulations of Stellenbosch University in Part 1 of the Calendar.

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Phd in geography & environmental studies b 49913-978 (360).

Admission requirements

An MSc degree in Geography and Environmental Studies or a related discipline or a master’s degree approved by Senate.

Programme s tructure and content

The programme is research – based and contains no coursework. The student completes a dissertation of about 90 000 words on a selected geographical research problem . The diss ertation must place the research in a disciplinary context and contributes to the creation of new knowledge . The dissertation should demonstrate the student’s ability to independently design and effectively manage complex systems and to communicate to and defend results among peers . The programme focuses on the study and resolution of environmental problems and phenomena from a spatial perspective. The dissertation research can be done full – time or part – time. The research topic is develop ed in collaboration with the Department and approved by the Faculty.

The dissertation is externally and internally examined according to the regulations of Stellenbosch University as outlined in the General Calendar ( Part 1 ) . The student is also required to orally present the research aims and findings.

Programme co – ordinator: Prof A van Niekerk

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PhD IN GEOINFORMATICS 12279-978 (360)

Admission requirements    

An MSc degree in Geoinformatics or a related discipline or a master’s degree approved by Senate.   

Programme structure and content    

The programme is research-based and contains no coursework. The student completes a dissertation of about 90 000 words on a selected geoinformatics research problem. The dissertation must place the research in a disciplinary context and contributes to the creation of new knowledge. The dissertation should demonstrate the student’s ability to independently design and effectively manage complex systems and to communicate to and defend results among peers. The programme focuses on the development, implementation, management and application of spatial technologies for managing resources, and for spatial analysis and modelling of environmental geographical phenomena and problems. The dissertation research can be done full-time or part-time. The research topic is developed in collaboration with the Department and approved by the Faculty .    

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The dissertation is externally and internally examined according to the regulations of Stellenbosch University as outlined in the General Calendar (Part 1). The student is also required to orally present the research aims and findings.    

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Department of the History of Art

Congratulations to phd student ella gonzalez on upcoming publication.

The Department of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins proudly congratulates Ella Gonzalez, a graduate student in the program, on her forthcoming publication (co-edited with Cynthia Coburn and Ellen Caldwell), titled   Gender Violence, Art, and the Viewer: An Intervention . The book is set to be released by Penn State University Press and is currently available for pre-order.

“We extend our warmest congratulations to Ella Gonzalez on this remarkable achievement,” said Mitch Merback, chair of History of Art at Johns Hopkins. “Her dedication to critical scholarship and her contributions to this important field of study are truly commendable. We are proud to have her as a member of our academic community.”

Ella Gonzalez is currently pursuing her graduate studies in the History of Art program at Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include Art and archaeology of Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean world.

For more information about Ella Gonzalez and her forthcoming publication, please visit Penn State University Press .

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Universities call for end to ‘toxic’ uncertainty over future of post-study work route following publication of mac report.

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Ministers must listen to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) and give “categorical reassurance that the graduate visa is here to stay”, Universities UK said.

Vivienne Stern, the representative body’s chief executive, described the independent review’s conclusion that the two-year post-study work visa was not undermining the integrity of the UK higher education system and was instead helping to make up for financial losses on teaching domestic students and research as “extremely important and welcome”.

“The uncertainty caused by the decision to review the visa has been toxic. We hope and expect that government now listens to the advice they have been given and provides categorical reassurance that the graduate visa is here to stay,” Ms Stern said.

Institutions already battling to overcome  steep decreases in enrolments , after the right to bring dependants was  removed for international master’s students in January , have repeatedly warned that any further changes could wreak further financial havoc.

“As the MAC report makes clear, international students who remain to work in the UK on the graduate route are net contributors to the UK, important to our ability to compete as a study destination, and crucial to university finances. We understand the political pressure to reduce migration but, as the report makes clear, changes introduced earlier this year to prevent postgraduate taught students bringing dependants have already had a very significant effect. Recruitment ahead of September is already looking incredibly challenging, and the government should recognise this and that going further would be a serious mistake,” Ms Stern added.

“We agree there is room to improve, building on what universities themselves have done, to tighten agent management and increase resilience in the system.

“What is needed now is stability – we need the government to provide much needed reassurance to both universities and international students that the graduate route is here to stay.”

Tim Bradshaw, chief executive of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities, said that the MAC report’s findings were “crystal clear”.

“International students bring huge value to our university communities, offering global perspectives and important skills, and creating diverse learning environments. As the MAC recognises, they are also critical to the financial sustainability of our world-leading universities. Moreover, the graduate route plays a crucial role in ensuring the UK is an attractive destination for global talent,” Dr Bradshaw said.

“We recognise concerns around the behaviour of some agents and we would support targeted measures to address this. However, the overall message from the MAC is that the graduate route is achieving its objectives as set out by the government. We would therefore urge ministers to end the uncertainty and confirm as soon as possible that the route will continue in its entirety.”

Rachel Hewitt, chief executive of the MillionPlus group of modern universities, said that the report had underlined the importance of the graduate visa to university finances , meaning that any further restrictions on it would have to be accompanied by reforms to higher education funding.

“The report reaffirms the net positive contribution that international graduates bring to the UK, as the majority enter graduate-level jobs in similar proportions to home students and with little to no evidence of abuse in the system. Therefore, any further restrictions to the graduate route, beyond those recently introduced, and whose impact we are still waiting to assess, risks causing the UK significant economic self-harm, which would be felt in regions across the country,” Ms Hewitt said.

“The report also rightly highlights the significant impact of the government’s decision to freeze domestic fees since their introduction; and that the continued under-funding of higher education means balancing the books for universities has become ever more challenging.

“If the government does take the decision to impose further restrictions, they must also address how the current funding model for higher education will be reformed, lest they put this highly successful sector in serious financial peril.”

Jane Harrington, vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich and chair of the University Alliance mission group, said that any changes to the graduate route “would be an inexplicable own goal”.

“Unfortunately, the government’s ban on international master’s students bringing dependents with them is already putting international students off studying at our universities. The MAC is right to highlight the damage this, and the freeze on home student tuition fees, is doing to UK higher education. The impact of a shrinking UK higher education sector would be a shrinking skills pipeline, a shrinking NHS workforce and shrinking local economies,” Professor Harrington said.

“I hope the government listens to the very clear message from this report.”

Jo Grady, the general secretary of the University and College Union, welcomed the recommendation to maintain the graduate visa.

“It is shameful the government has wasted so much effort attacking migrants and undermining our universities. It now needs to listen to the experts it asked to conduct the review and confirm the graduate visa will be kept,” Dr Grady said.

“The review has also highlighted once again how broken our university funding system is – we urgently need wholescale reform which ensures universities are not relying on international fee income to cross-subsidise inadequate funding arrangements for domestic students. Employers should be shouldering more of the cost for the supply of skills on which this country relies, not international students.”

A government spokesman said that ministers were “committed to attracting the best and brightest to study at our world-class universities, whilst preventing abuse of our immigration system”.

“We have already taken decisive action to address unsustainable levels of migration and our plans are working, with a 24 per cent drop in visa applications across key routes in the first three months of this year, compared with the same period last year,” the spokesman said.

“We are considering the review’s findings very closely and we will respond fully in due course.”

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For These Identical Triplets, BU Was a Chance to Stand Apart as Individuals

But gabriella, zoe, and maya rice still made the most of their time together before commencement.

Gabriella (from left), Zoe, and Maya Rice spent their first couple of years at Boston University developing their own social circles and interests. Now, as the identical triplets face divergent paths after Commencement, they are celebrating their shared history.

Molly Callahan

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When Maya, Zoe, and Gabriella Rice decided they’d all be heading to Boston University after high school, they wanted to set some boundaries before coming to campus. First and foremost: they’d live separately, make their own (separate) friend groups, and likely study different (ahem, separate) subjects. These rules were important because the sisters, identical triplets, were always simply referred to as “the triplets” from elementary school onward. 

“We were known as this unit,” says Gabriella (CAS’24). “We didn’t want to be a unit in college; we wanted to be our own people.” 

So instead, they sought to forge their own paths, discovering new facets of themselves in the process. And then eventually, they swung back around to each other. Now, on the eve of graduation, the Rice sisters are facing a summer when they’ll each be in a different part of the country, truly separate for perhaps the first time. 

“I was the main proponent in high school for saying that we’re all doing different things in college,” says Maya (CAS’24), “but now I’m crying all the time, being like, ‘Can we all call each other?’”

Maya, who graduates with a biology major, is staying in the Boston area over the summer to work as a medical assistant at a local healthcare facility. Gabriella, an art history major, will head to Martha’s Vineyard to serve as assistant curator of the exhibition Rising Up! at the Featherstone Center for the Arts. After that, she’s headed to Venice for a Peggy Guggenheim Collection internship—a program designed for students in art, art history, or related disciplines who are interested in gaining firsthand experience of how a museum is run and familiarity with an important collection of modern art. Then in the fall she’ll enter New York University to earn a master’s degree in art history. And Zoe (CGS’22, CAS’24), who will graduate with a major in European studies, is off to Washington, D.C., where she plans to land an internship at a think tank. 

“I’m a little nervous, I’m not going to lie,” Maya says, “because if I had a bad day or a bad week, I’d just text Zoe and Gabriella and say we should get dinner this week. But now we’re all going to be in different areas. I think it’ll be weird to hear about their lives and not immediately know about like, ‘Oh that thing you did on Friday? I remember.’”

Being “the triplets”

Maya, Zoe, and Gabriella each describe—in sometimes overlapping voices that hint at their two-plus decades of being this unit—the shorthand that their peers and teachers used to use at home in Golden Valley, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis. 

“I think, because we all do look alike, and we went to the same schools and took the same classes, it was really easy for people to make comparisons,” says Zoe. “You’re just always aware of this sense of competition because of these comparisons—like, who gets the best grades, or who’s the most athletic. It was hard in that respect. People couldn’t always tell us apart so they would rely on these random identifiers.” 

“Even now,” Gabriella adds, “certain people will ask us, ‘Well, what’s your thing ?’” And though she knows the question is usually meant as a good-natured (if awkward) way of getting to know her, it sometimes sounds like, “‘I can’t tell you apart so tell us how your personalities are different,’” she says.

This unspoken competition to differentiate bled into their self-perceptions, too, Maya says. It’s hard, after all, not to compare something like ACT scores when you’ve all taken the same test at the same time, under the same conditions and with instruction from the same teachers.

So, at BU, the sisters ventured to establish separate lives and interests. Maya recalls, for example, realizing that her labmates in one class didn’t even know she was a triplet. They each found space to be themselves, which proved to be refreshing. 

Still, even on a densely populated urban campus of more than 17,000 undergraduates, three identical faces were bound to draw some attention. 

“I can’t tell you how many times I was stopped on the street by someone who thought I’m one of my sisters,” Maya says. 

“Or the worst was when someone would just wave and stare,” Gabriella says, and her sisters nod in agreement. “Because in those cases, I’ll have to try to figure out, OK, do I know this person? No. So, then do they look like someone who might know Zoe or Maya?”

“Sometimes we’d text our group chat with, like, ‘a person with dark curly hair just said hi—who knows them?’” Zoe says of the sisters’ shared text thread.

“You’re aware there are three, right?”

An accomplished chamber musician and a cellist in the Minnesota Orchestra, Katja Linfield remembers the exact moment she learned she was having triplets. 

During a fairly routine prenatal test, the technician asked, “You’re aware there are three, right?”

“I said, ‘Three what ?’” Linfield recalls, with a laugh. “It was a total surprise, called spontaneous triplets when there’s no family history. It really took everyone by surprise, including the doctor.”

Throughout her daughters’ childhood and adolescence, Linfield saw their attempts to differentiate themselves, and the fraught competition that was fostered from their closeness. But she also saw their laughter and joy, the inside jokes only the three of them share—an entire language unto themselves. 

“Like any siblings, they love each other dearly and they argue a lot. But when push comes to shove, they’re always there for each other,” she says. Her daughters’ time together at BU “has been nice for psychological support. They still found their own independent style of being, and their own confidence, and that’s been really good for them. They’re all very different from each other, even if you can’t tell when they’re at a table yammering away.” 

When it came time for her daughters to apply to colleges, Linfield was already worried about their graduations—what if they all fell on the same day, but in three different places? Gabriella applied only to BU, for the early decision 1 deadline. Maya applied to two schools, including BU for early decision 2. And Zoe applied to three schools, BU for regular decision among them. When they all accepted at BU, Linfield was relieved—and then immediately got on the phone with the Financial Aid office. The University offered a generous package, she says. 

Her daughters being at the same school “made visiting them really easy!” she says. And, it was a chance to revisit her old stomping grounds: Linfield grew up in Belmont, Mass., and studied at the New England Conservatory as part of her master’s degree. 

A new chapter

Despite their initial insistence on staying separate, the sisters found their way back to each other at BU. 

“I think we did eventually embrace being able to be our own people, even when we’re together,” Zoe says. 

“And I think we have spent more time together this year than before, since we know we’re all going different places soon,” Maya adds. “It’s honestly been fun because we get to hang out as adults now.” 

Still, the time spent learning about themselves was important, even necessary. At BU, the three had time to develop their own opinions about the world and their place in it. They leaned into their individual interests—Maya found a running community and fellow premed peers to engage with; Zoe found new meaning in a faith-based community as well as classmates to discuss politics with; and Gabriella found her passion among the works of great artists and creatives. 

“My perfect day would be going to a café and then spending hours in a museum,” Gabriella says. “Actually, I tried to do that with Maya, and she got annoyed immediately.” 

Some things never change. 

Come Commencement, all three Rice sisters will be on Nickerson Field (in the same place and at the same time—a relief to Linfield), then bound off to begin the next chapter in their lives.

“It’s mind-blowing!” Linfield says as graduation approaches. “I’m really living vicariously through them—three completely different career paths is really cool. As far as the actual ceremony, though? I’m a blubberer, so I know I’ll be crying.”

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Molly Callahan began her career at a small, family-owned newspaper where the newsroom housed computers that used floppy disks. Since then, her work has been picked up by the Associated Press and recognized by the Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2016, she moved into a communications role at Northeastern University as part of its News@Northeastern reporting team. When she's not writing, Molly can be found rock climbing, biking around the city, or hanging out with her fiancée, Morgan, and their cat, Junie B. Jones. Profile

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