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College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences

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2026-03-26 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Corporate

Unisa strengthens strategic partnerships with UNAM and SAVC

Unisa’s executive and extended management team, led by Professor Puleng LenkaBula, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, recently met with delegates from the University of Namibia and the President of the South African Veterinary Council to foster growth in agricultural and veterinary sciences.

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2026-03-23 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisan's research reveals the intricate interaction between soil and environment

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences' Prof Veronica Ngole-Jeme's research highlights the complex relationship between soil and the movement of pollutants throughout the environment.

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2026-03-13 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Featured, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Marion Island: The Unisa connection

"Marion Island is a bellwether of climate change impacts in southern Africa," says Unisa geomorphologist Prof David Hedding, who since 2003 has been conducting research on the island located almost 2 000 kilometres south-east of Cape Town.

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2026-03-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa and ILRI sign landmark MoU to advance Africa's genomic leadership

The university has strengthened its continental research footprint through the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, paving the way for collaboration in livestock landscape genomics, biodiversity sequencing and bioinformatics.

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2026-01-07 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa-UK study shows promise for acid mine drainage recycling

Researchers at Unisa and in the United Kingdom have found a way to extract ferric iron from acid mine drainage and convert it into ferric chloride, a widely used water treatment chemical.

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2025-12-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Reimagining African universities: Unisa at the RUFORUM Continental Summit

With strong participation from Unisa, the summit brought together leaders from universities, government and industry to reflect on the role of higher education in shaping Africa's development.

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2025-11-19 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa strengthens collaborative ties with major Chinese university

The university's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, in collaboration with the Directorate of Internationalisation and Partnerships, recently hosted a high-level delegation from Shandong Agricultural University.

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2025-11-18 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa student to present groundbreaking research on AI and climate change at Dubai conference

Phathutshedzo Mundalamo, a master's student in Environmental Management, has been invited to present her research at the prestigious International Conference on AI and Data Science Applications and Advances.

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2025-11-13 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa leads research into South Africa's number one killer

As South Africa observes World Diabetes Day on 14 November, the university’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences continues to lead vital research and community initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable, indigenous food systems as a response to the country’s rising diabetes crisis.

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