Stirling University to receive Chinese aquaculture students

The University of Stirling and Guangdong Ocean University recently signed an international agreement to allow Chinese students to study aquaculture at Stirling demonstrating the Universities world class expertise in this field. The Agreement signing is the culmination of a long standing research partnership between the two Universities. This agreement will see the Chinese students transferring after they have attained their four year BSc degree to pursue an aquaculture Masters degree at Stirling.

Professor Sandra Adams of the Institute of Aquaculture explained the background: "I have had close links with senior scientists from Guangdong Ocean University (GOU) for about 15 years, co-chairing sessions and giving talks at international conferences in China and elsewhere. Our research areas are very similar, focusing on fish disease diagnosis and vaccine development." Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers