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Study explores sensory space of Chenin wines with machine learning techniques
South African Chenin blanc wines take centre stage in a novel study that explores the sensory space of wine using data mining and machine learning techniques. In this study, the first of its kind, researchers employed techniques that are...
Soil sciences “key to farming in the future"
Agricultural research represents “the most complex integration of science disciplines in research and development endeavours”, according to Prof Leopoldt van Huyssteen, emeritus professor in the Department of Soil Sciences at Stellenbosch...
Department at “forefront of academic evolution" in genetics
Scientists working in the Faculty of AgriSciences are helping to pave the way for genetic research and its future applications, both locally and globally. This is the view of Willem Botes who recently delivered a memorial lecture titled...
AgriSciences celebrates a century of teaching and research
Commemorations bring with them recollections. The centenary dinner of the Faculty of Agrisciences at Spier took our memories back to afternoon practicals at Welgevallen or far out of town with a small pick at a soil profile, or to an...
Inaugural lecture by Prof Soon Nel
Professor Soon Nel, Professor of Management Accounting and Finance, and Deputy Director: Research of the School of Accountancy, presented his inaugural lecture on 10 May. He was introduced by Prof Ingrid Woolard, Dean of the Faculty of...
Using fitness towards our fundraising goals
To celebrate the Centenary of Stellenbosch University, we have achieved yet another first by entering a charity team in the Cape Town Cycle Race, which took place on 11 March. Our Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Wim de Villiers, led...
SU Drought Response Plan pays off
Stellenbosch University(SU) is doing its part to abide by the severe water restrictions and has successfully reduced its water consumption by 45% . The University has achieved this significant saving by implementing a wide range of...
Africa’s smallest horseshoe bat weighs in at five grams
At only five grams a newly-discovered dwarf bat from Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has now become Africa's smallest horseshoe bat. According to an article published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society recently...
Med student chosen to help ‘change the world’
A first-year medical student, Keaton Harris, is one of just 21 young people from around the world that were selected to take part in the Young Sustainable Impact (YSI) Innovation Program. The goal of the YSI initiative is to find viable...
Energy Research Programme passes with flying colours
The Energy Research Programme (ERP)*, funded by the National Department of Science and Technology and administered by the National Research Foundation (NRF), and driven by the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES)...