A four-day training workshop was co-hosted by Stellenbosch University and Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) at Lanzerac Wine Estate and on the CPUT campuses from 28-31 October 2025. The...
Research and student training in the Faculty of AgriSicences received a major boost with the donation of a Lindsay Zimmatic 9500P centre pivot irrigation system on Mariendahl experimental farm. This is the first...
The International associated laboratory “Microorganisms for innovative resilience to climate change and winemaking sustainability” (MICROWISE) brings together two research units: the joint...
Cathy Clarke, from the Department of Soil Science, visited Lake Turkana in March to join an international team of paleoanthropologists and geochemists. The purpose of their visit was to apply non-destructive...
Daniela Ramos, MSc(Agric) student in Horticultural Science, recently attended the ISHS XIV International Controlled and Modified Atmosphere Research Conference (#CAMA2025) in Wenatchee, Washington State,...
Researchers from the Department of Horticultural Science in the Faculty of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University recently won an international award for developing a Decision Support System (DSS) to...
The Wood App – everything wood, within everybody’s reach Since the launch of The Wood App (https://thewoodapp.com/), this innovative product of the Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch...
The Faculty of AgriSciences congratulates Janice Kahumuza, outgoing Chairperson of the AgriSciences Student Association (ASA), on receiving Stellenbosch University’s Rector’s Award for Excellence in Leadership....
A delegation comprising Dr Ethel Phiri, Dr Nyasha Magadzire, Prof Niel Goosen, Prof James Pryke, Dr René Gaigher, Tamarin Powell, and Julia Harper recently represented Stellenbosch University (SU) at the...
Four postgraduate students, supervised by Prof Sonja Matthee in the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology and co-supervised by Prof Conrad Matthee (Department of Botany and Zoology), recently...
Paul’s PhD project is entitled Improving the Accuracy and Precision of Aerial Census in the Savanna Biome Using Remote-Sensed Imagery and Machine Learning. The aim of his research is to develop an...
During the semester break, the Agronomy students had the privilege of attending the annual Agronomy Student Tour, and what an incredible experience it was! Over the course of the trip, we visited several...