Faculty of AgriSciences

High Office and Awards for Genetics Staff and Students

Academic staff and students of the Department of Genetics have been attending several scientific meetings and receiving honours and awards, reaffirming the quality and standing of research in the Department. At...

Dr Erna Blancquaert honoured as the Agricultural Writers South Africa (AWSA) Researcher of the year for 2024

Dr Erna Blancquaert was honoured as the Agricultural Writers South Africa (AWSA) Researcher of the year for 2024 at the iXhariep regional awards held at Durbanville Hills Wines on 4 October. Blancquaert’s teach...

NDP DAY 2024

We are excited to share the results of the 2024 Food Science, New Product Development (NPD) presentations. This event has become a highlight on the food industry’s calendar, and for good reason. The quality of...

Department of Viticulture & Oenology Celebrates Heritage Month with Gift of The Givers Foundation

The Department of Viticulture and Oenology hosted a heritage month celebration in collaboration with Gift of the Givers Foundation at an event hosted in the SU Library Auditorium, where Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, the...

Henk Stander receives prestigious Aquaculturist of the Year Award from the Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa

In the picture: Henk Stander receives the prestigious Aquaculturist of the Year Award from the Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa. The award was handed over during the gala dinner in Stellenbosch at the...

Stellenbosch and Montpellier join forces to tackle the challenges faced by the global wine industry

The South African Grape and Wine Research Institute (SAGWRI) at Stellenbosch University and the Joint Research Unit Sciences for Oenology (SPO) in Montpellier, France, are establishing the MICROWISE International...

Prof Danie Brink received an award from the World Aquaculture Society

The World Aquaculture Society was founded in 1969 as the World Mariculture Society. Since its beginning, the membership in WAS has grown to more than 3,000 members in about one hundred countries representing the...

Department of Animal Sciences: Annual Research Day

You’re Invited! Join us for the Annual Research Day of the Department of Animal Sciences! Theme: The Future of Higher Education in Agriculture Date: 14 November 2024 Time: 9:00 – 16:00 Location: Neelsie...

Research Rabbit: An AI to enable Literature Discovery

If you want to keep up to date with literature in your field and find others working on similar work, look no further than Research Rabbit! Research Rabbit relies on linked data sets to find similar articles from...

Agricultural Economics Department makes a clean sweep at AEASA

The Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) 2024 conference, held in Gqeberha from 9 to 11 September, saw remarkable contributions from Stellenbosch University’s Department of Agricultural...

SU Conservation Ecology & Entomology participates in IUCN Regional Conservation Fora, including first ever all-Africa event

Stellenbosch University was recently represented at two International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) regional Forums, in their capacity as a member of the IUCN Academy. The Academy, launched in September...

ICFMH Food Micro 2024: Advancing Food Safety Research and Global Collaboration

Prof Pieter Gouws, Jacques Olivier and Michelle Gouws recently represented the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) at the Food Micro 2024 Conference held in Burgos, Spain, where their research was presented. The...