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Or received any awards?<\/li>\n<li>Have you moved to a different country? Changed career?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Please send us the details!\u200b<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#B79962&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.5) 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0.5) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.5)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.5)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/arts.sun.ac.za\/files\/2022\/05\/Gold-together-bkg-1.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|30px|20px|30px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|||40px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>We would love to hear from you!\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>CONTACT DETAILS<\/h4>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" style=\"color: #b79962\"><\/i> <a href=\"mailto:graduateschool@sun.ac.za\">graduateschool@sun.ac.za<\/a><br \/><i class=\"fas fa-phone\" style=\"color: #b79962\"><\/i> +27(0)21 808 4198\u00a0\/ 2079\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/arts.sun.ac.za\/files\/2023\/12\/Kyle.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Kyle&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#B79962&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Dr Kyle Bester <\/h4>\n<p><strong>Faculty of Military Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I graduated with my Doctorate in Military Science on March 31, 2023, a major accomplishment for me and my family. My goal has always been to make a positive impact through my research, which focused on analysing cybersecurity awareness among military officers in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). As a result of my work, I have been invited to speak on television broadcasts and featured on radio to discuss the growing threat of cyber attacks in South Africa and the importance of maintaining national cybersecurity. This has helped to raise awareness and highlight the need for increased cybersecurity measures in vulnerable sectors across the country. Currently, my research is centered on advancing cyber-psychology by exploring the security behaviour of university students when faced with potential cyber threats or attacks. 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The first semester was packed with workshops, seminars, and scientific writing courses that equipped the 2016 PhD cohort with much needed research skills and tools.<br \/>Additionally, we were given a comfortable and conducive workspace which fostered a close-knit group of future academics who would forever remain in contact beyond the PhD journey.<\/p>\n<p>I graduated in 2018 with a PhD in Linguistics.<\/p>\n<p>A month after graduating from Stellenbosch University, I became a permanent full-time lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Cape Town, and I am currently on a tenure track.<br \/>I am grateful to the Graduate School for the ample opportunities and toolkits which I still employ in research and supervision to this day. 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The skills and knowledge I gained during my research have so far enabled me to publish four research articles in Department of Higher Education and Training accredited journals, and I have more that are still under review. I was also able to secure a postdoctoral fellowship in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Stellenbosch, which has allowed me to work on new areas of research in my field. The fellowship also came with the opportunity to offer elective courses in the English Department, and this was a great learning experience. 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