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SLU co-hosts the Swedish South African University Forum R&I Week

Published: 13 May 2024

From 13-17 May, SLU co-hosts the Swedish South African University Forum (SASUF) Research and Innovation Week. There are many interesting interdisciplinary talks and seminars happening locally and online.

On Thursday 16 May, SLU Alnarp will host some 450 SASUF delegates for 30+ parallel sessions. Below we include 14 sessions of possible interest, and where there are still places available, please come by and join these sessions! It is not necessary to sign up.

Tuesday 14 May you can join any of these sessions on Alnarp campus (or email us for online link - see contacts below):

· HYBRID: Connecting Research Priorities: Innovation, sustainability and long-term perspectives in Moringa cultivationLinks to an external site., Plantan

· HYBRID: Elucidating plant-pathogen interactions using genome sequences and open-source toolsLinks to an external site., Triticum

· HYBRID: Feeding the Future: Innovative Pathways to Food Security (Swedish And South Africa Perspective)Links to an external site., Crafoordsalen

· HYBRID: Student online presentations of projects in SASUF Open online course in remote sensing and spectral analysis of plants, food, and beyondLinks to an external site., Triticum

Thursday 16 May

10:00-12:00 Digital Transformation and Protection of the Wildlife SectorLinks to an external site., Västan

10:00-12:00 Science communication and public engagement tools to stimulate effective research collaboration, Myllan

10:00-12:00 Sustainable water management to promote food security and economic growth on smallholder farmsLinks to an external site., Articum 2

10:00-12:00 Defining sustainability in international relationsLinks to an external site., Skörden

10:00-12:00 Embedding corporate sustainability and stakeholder engagement in higher educationLinks to an external site., Östan

14:00-16:00 Fresh and Marine Water Management for Food Security and Water Democracy in the context of Climate Change and Regional Policy in South Africa and SwedenLinks to an external site., Articum 1

14:00-16:00 Innovative Materials for Sustainable FutureLinks to an external site., Articum 2

14:00-16:00 Invasive alien plants as an environmental problemLinks to an external site., Articum 3

14:00-16:00 Will Southern Africa adapt AgriBiologicals? Nordic and African perspectivesLinks to an external site.. Plantan

14:00-16:00 Navigating the OneHealth landscape with the lens of environmental microbiologyLinks to an external site. Articum 4

14:00-16:00 Experiences of developing mutual animation and visualisation programs in South Africa and Sweden focusing on best practices and Work-Integrated LearningLinks to an external site., Kärnan

14:00-16:00 Building a Sustainable Future: Students’ Role in driving change towards the attainment of UN Sustainable Development GoalsLinks to an external site., Myllan

14:00-16:00 Visual imagery and social change across the Global North-South divideLinks to an external site., Crafoord Hall

16:15-17:00 “Transforming Food Security through Technologies”, Lerato Matsaunyane from the Agricultural Research Council, South Africa, Triticum, H-house

Posters

Feel free to also come and see over 80 posters in Alnarpsgården covering Swedish and South African research between 9:00 and 16:30 on 16 May!

Facts:

Main info on R&I week: https://www.sasuf.org/sasuf-research-and-innovation-week-2024Links to an external site.

Programme of the Satellite Events (13 & 14 May): https://sasufevents2024.sched.com/Links to an external site.

Programme of the Sustainability Forum (15-17 May): https://sasuf2024.sched.com/Links to an external site.

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Contact

Paul Egan, Associate Professor/ Researcher
Department of Plant Protection Biology
E-mail: paul.egan@slu.se
Telephone: +46 (0) 40-415162

Erik Alexandersson
Researcher at the Department of Plant Protection Biology
+4640-415338, erik.alexandersson@slu.se

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