Member Profile
Membership type: full
Eunice Amaka Akuru (Nee Iloh)
Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: South Africa, Stellenbosch General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences-
Degrees
2010 Undergraduate Agricultural Sciences2016 Master Agricultural Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Currently busy with my PhD research.
Publications resulting from Research:
NONE YET
Current profession
Current professional activities type:Higher Education StudyI am currently admitted into a doctoral degree study programme in Animal Science, at the Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Workshop and Conference Attended
2011 Raw Materials Research and Development Centre (RMRDC), Abuja. 36th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP).2012 Aper Aku Auditorium, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria. 37th Annual conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP).Affiliations
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (NIAS)Presentation given
2012Response of Broiler Chicks to Diets Containing Graded Levels of ClayUniversity of Agriculture, Makurdi, NigeriaEvent: 37th NSAP Conference on Sustainable Animal Production for National Food Security and Poverty Alleviation.2012Growth Performance of Broiler Finishers fed Diets Containing Varying Levels of Clay.University of Agriculture, Makurdi, NigeriaEvent: 37th NSAP Conference on Sustainable Animal Production for National Food Security and Poverty Alleviation.14th November, 2017NOT APPLICABLEMolecular and Cell Biology Building, University of Cape Town, South AfricaEvent: OWSD Regional Meeting -
Other Awards
Jan 2015MOBILITY MASTER 1 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDI was awarded a Mobility Master 1 scholarship as the only Nigerian among those selected, to undertake an exchange programme in the Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agrisciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. The scholarship was a PAFROID MOBILITY PROJECT, an initiative funded with support from the EUROPEAN COMMISSION. In addition to other things I achieved during this time, I successfully conducted my MSc research in Stellenbosch University in 12 months (January-December, 2015), and returned to my home university for defense of my thesis and certificate award.Feb 2011Best Graduating Student AwardI was given this award as the best graduating student in the Department of Animal Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for the 2009/2010 academic session.Feb 2018NRF-TWAS AFRICAN RENAISSANCE DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN SOUTH AFRICAThe scholarship was granted to support my doctoral study at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa for 3 years beginning from 2018.
