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Two new deputy deans appointed in the Faculty of AgriSciences
Food safety and livestock genetics are the respective focuses of the two new deputy deans recently appointed in the Faculty of AgriSciences of Stellenbosch University (SU). Award-winning livestock geneticist Prof Kennedy Dzama has been...
Department of Soil Science celebrates 100 years of existance!
The Department of Soil Science is celebrating its 100 th year of existence along with the Faculty of AgriSciences and Stellenbosch University in 2018. Soil Science was one of the first four departments that gave lectures at the...
Tilburg University head appointed honorary professor at SU
The president of Tilburg University in the Netherlands, Dr Koen Becking, has been appointed honorary professor* of the School of Public Leadership ( SPL) at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa. Having served as extraordinary...
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...
Organisations need robust strategic architecture for success
Organisations need a robust strategic architecture to be competitive and successful in a fast-changing world. This was one of the viewpoints of Prof Marius Ungerer of Stellenbosch University Business School in his inaugural lecture on...
Palmiet wetlands drying up fast
Palmiet wetlands provide important ecosystem services to society but are in such a critical state that if we don't act now, they may soon disappear right before our very eyes. “It's been reported that over 65% of South Africa's wetlands and...
Human rights take centre stage at Africa Day symposium
Africa Day is an opportunity to celebrate our African identity and to rediscover what it means to be African, Dr Leslie van Rooi recently told delegates at an Africa Day symposium at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and...