GLOBAL CONFERENCE 2016:

The 2016 Global Conference will be held at the Kruger National Park, South Africa, from the 22 - 24 August 2016. Further infromation to follow shortly.  Read more:

Dr Phillip Taru recently joined the School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation as a Senior lecturer at Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe. Prior to joining Chinhoyi University, he spent two years conducting post-doctoral research in South Africa at the University of the Free State under the newly established Afro-Montane research Unit of the QwaQwa campus.  Read more:

Before this, he obtained a PhD in Palaeontology from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa), a Master of Arts degree in Environmental policy and planning as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and Physics, both from the University of Zimbabwe.

SDU - Topping-out ceremony at hall of residence:                              In September, a unique building will be ready to house national and international students. Attracting international students In his speech, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Bjarne Graabech Sørensen called the 14-floor building with three towers Read more:

There were creamed potatoes, roast suckling pig and grilled sausages galore when a topping-out ceremony was held at the hall of residence at SDU Odense last Friday.

CWUR Ranking: University of Turku among the Best 1.6 %: The University of Turku is among the best 1.6 percent in the latest global university ranking published by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). The high quality of research is specified as a particular strength of the university.

The CWUR ranking includes over 25,000 universities that grant higher university degrees. The University's placement in the ranking rose to 383. In 2014, the University was placed 391st. Read more:

UP - Conquering your own Everest:                 First attempts do not always succeed.’ ‘Do not let obstacles get you down.’ ‘Focus on your goal, have patience, avoid distractions and apply self-discipline.’ These are some of the lessons of the guest-presentation given by Sibusiso Vilane, the first black African to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Prof Linda van Ryneveld, Director: Teaching and Learning of the Faculty, Sibusiso Vilane and Craig Murdoch after Sibusiso's presentation. Read more:

The main Lund University campus is set in the charming cobble-stoned city of Lund, which dates back to 990. Today students make up almost half of the population in the city.Ask any graduate what is special about Lund University and the chances are they will say Lund’s unique student life.  Read more:

The ‘nations’ (large student societies), the Academic Society and the student unions have created many long-standing student traditions and their combined activities form the heart of student life in Lund.

The Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice:

What do we do?                             Over the past three years the Institute developed into a critical space that brings different voices, ideas and practices together to advance the human and academic projects of the University. Students, staff and community members meet here to find ways to engage with diverse views, realities and aspirations.

We cultivate humanity so that reconciliation and social justice can be expressed in our everyday life and we work against disrespect and inequalities on our campuses and in our society. Read more:

The four winners of the Danish Biology Olympiad 2015 were announced on 27 March 2015.
1) Karen Chuxian Yang, Birkerød Upper Secondary School HF IB
2) Anders Poulsen Charmouh, Risskov Upper Secondary School
3) Marcus Medom Ryding,        Bagsværd Upper Secondary School,
4)  Sine Aaroe Lund, Copenhagen Technical College

Aarhus University is hosting the International Biology Olympiad 2015. Aarhus University is hosting the International Biology Olympiad 2015. 450 talented young students and jury members from sixty-one countries are spending a week in Denmark this July competing on their knowledge and expertise in biology. In addition to providing inspiring scientific challenges and the chance to win medals, the competition gives the youngsters a unique opportunity to get together with other young people with an interest in science.    Read more:

Zawedde has been awarded the prize for her physics thesis "Weak to Moderate Recurrent Storms and their Influence on the Middle Atmosphere Composition in 2008" (Thesis supervisor: Hilde Nesse Tyssøy)Zawedde has worked on a demanding interdisciplinary project between space physics and atmospheric dynamics that required an extensive multidisciplinary approach.

Annet Eva Zawedde receives the Martin Landrøs Prize for outstanding master's thesis. Read more:

The University of Zambia (UNZA) was established by Act of Parliament No. 66 of 1965. The first intake of students took place on 17th March 1966. The motto of the University, SERVICE AND EXCELLENCE has guided the development of the University since its inception.  Read more:

Deputy Vice Chancellor: Prof. Enala T. Mwase:                  UNZA is situated in Lusaka on two campuses. The main campus is the Great East Road Campus and it is situated on the Great East Road, 6km from the town centre.

More overstrain injuries on artificial turf:        Whether or not artificial turf is a more dangerous surface to play football on than natural grass has long been discussed in the football world. A thesis from Linköping University shows that players playing on artificial turf have more overstrain injuries than those playing on natural grass.

The risk of injury for a professional footballer is 1,000 times higher than the risk of an industrial worker being injured at work.Read more:

A new type of rice produces more food and cuts methane emissions:

Scientists have developed a new type of rice plant that produces less methane gas than existing varieties, whilst also producing more rice which is designed to yield more rice whilst cutting the amount of methane it produces and releases to the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas. Read more:

Rice paddies emit up to 17% of global emissions of the greenhouse gas methane, but new research may have a solution – a new type of rice that can feed more people and cut methane emissions.           (Photo: Shutterstock)

Plant Pathology student represents UFS at Youth Ag-Summit in Australia: Nicola Theron, a third-year student in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS), will be attending the Youth Ag-Summit in Australia next month.  According to Prof Zakkie Pretorius, researcher in the Dept. Plant Sciences, this is a great achievement for the university.  Read more:

Agriculture of the future will combine sustainability with productivity and efficiency:

Researchers at Aarhus University are involved in a project with a budget of almost DKK 100 million that will prepare agriculture for a future in which sustainability goes hand in hand with intensive, effective and productive plant production. Read more:

Most adolescents feel better after gastric bypass: Teenagers suffering from severe obesity generally feel worse than their peers, but after undergoing gastric bypass nearly all experience improved mental health. One in five, however, still suffers from symptoms of depression – some quite seriously. These are the results of a new study from Lund University in Sweden, published in Obesity.

The study is the largest two-year follow-up in the world regarding mental health in adolescents who have undergone a form of weight-loss surgery known as gastric bypass. It includes 88 Swedish adolescents, 13–18 years old, with an average BMI of 45.6 prior to surgery. Read more:

The Invasive Species Research and Management Unit (ISRMU) was formed in August 2012 to carry out research on invasive species starting with water hyacinth to gain insights into long term and sustainable strategies to effectively manage invasive species and reduce the damage  they cause to economic activities and the environment in Zimbabwe. Read more:

Professor Arnold Bray Mashingaidze: