Faculty of AgriSciences

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...

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...

Strengthening Agricultural Research and Capacity Building: SU Hosts Eduardo Mondlane University Delegation

From August 19 to 21, the Faculty of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University (SU) had the privilege of hosting a delegation from Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), led by Prof. Rogerio Chiulele. The visit marked...

Bridging Conservation and Community: Master’s Student Researches Leopard Movement in the Western Cape

Master’s student Jamie-Lee Carle, under the supervision of Professor Alison Leslie and Dr Katy Williams, and in collaboration with the Cape Leopard Trust, conducted a study on predicted leopard movement corridors...

Cultivating Knowledge: HORT434 Class of 2025 Receives Sponsored Textbooks

Photo Above: left to right: Esmé Louw (HORT434 module coordinator and lecturer, Department of Horticultural Science, Stellenbosch University), Dr Keanu Martin (pre-harvest researcher, Department of Horticultural...

SAWIPB Hosts Successful Knowledge Donation Day at L’Avenir Wine Estate

On Friday, 16 August 2024, the South African Wine Industry Professional Body (SAWIPB) hosted a successful Knowledge Donation Day at the L’Avenir Wine Estate. This event, designed to enrich the educational...

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