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College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences

Equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories that provide students with hands-on experiences to bridge theory and practice

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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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2025-10-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa hosts G20 Food Security Roundtable

The platform, which fostered critical dialogue between academia, government and industry, highlighted the power of research, innovation and policy integration in advancing sustainable agri-food systems and supporting South Africa's contribution to the global food security agenda.

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2025-10-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Featured, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisan honoured for international impact in the sustainability field

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences' Prof Vhahangwele Masindi was recently named the 2025 Emerging Sustainability Leader Award winner by the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.

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2025-09-25 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Protea Women's captain obtains a cum laude degree from Unisa

Having recently joined the #CircleofExcellence at Unisa by obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences with cum laude, Laura Wolvaardt, captain of the Proteas Women’s cricket team, maintains that discipline and a well-balanced plan led to this achievement.

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2025-09-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa colleges celebrate excellence in teaching and learning

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and the College of Science, Engineering and Technology recently hosted their impactful annual Teaching and Learning Festival.

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2025-08-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Facilitating specialist WIL opportunities for Nature Conservation students

Unisa's Nature Conservation students are getting rare, hands-on wildlife post-mortem experience in the university's Science Labs. Through creative collaboration, they are overcoming limited field opportunities to gain vital skills, which cannot be accessed through theory alone.

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2025-07-18 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Getting back up and trying again is what counts

Having written matric three times, Sizwe Andries Moloi was no stranger to adversity. He left those disappointments behind and recently graduated with a BSc Honours in Environmental Management at Unisa. This qualification places him in a favourable position to serve in positions in South Africa and on the global stage.

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