Vision No. 11 Nov 2008

Teaching with GenStat
With all the complexities facing the world from climate and environment changes to how we feed the world, one thing is clear - we need research in order to plan effectively. And research needs well trained researchers; people who understand agricultural issues and concerns, and who know how to research effectively. [...]

Vision No. 10 Oct 2008

As a leading supplier to agricultural research it’s fascinating to watch the stir being created by articles on GM crops and the use of pesticides, especially with the proposed EU legislation. But it’s not necessarily clear which route governments and the industry should be taking…
From fears of poisoning the earth with misuse of pesticides versus [...]

Vision No. 9 Sep 2008

As a part of VSNi’s on-going commitment to supporting educators across the world, we have launched GenStat for Teaching - a free version of GenStat for educators and students. In today’s world of tightening budgets and justification of spending it’s vital that those at the forefront of teaching and coaching the next generation of scientists [...]

Vision No. 8 June 2008

GenStat 11th Edition now available

We’re delighted to announce the release of the 11th Edition of GenStat, proving once again that GenStat is still at the forefront of statistical computing. As the choice for bioscientists around the world, GenStat 11 boasts increased statistical and mathematical modelling capabilities with the inclusion of the NAG routines.
New statistical [...]

Vision No. 7 March 2008

New Office opens in Australia
VSNi is proud to announce the opening of a new office, based in Australia to support our customers in Oceania. More information is available on our home pages.

Masterminding REML

Some years ago, on a remote farm in deepest, darkest Lancashire was born a bouncing baby boy named Robin. An unfavourable encounter with [...]

Vision No. 6 December 2007

GenStat Discovery Edition 3 launched
Imagine being a painter with no brushes, or a builder with no trowel, or a chef with no wooden spoon… It would be very difficult to do your job; there are ways around it - but it might make your job much harder and take twice as long. All of us [...]

Vision No. 5 September 2007

Environment and Climate Change
VSNi were lucky enough to attend and be involved with the TIES 07 conference, held in beautiful Mikulov in the Czech Republic from 15 - 19th August. It was an interesting event for VSNi, and here’s a brief interview with the VSNi attendees (Stewart Andrews and Darren Murray) about it:
Why did VSNi [...]

Vision No. 4 June 2007

More on GenStat in Africa
VSNi are delighted to be involved in the exciting developments in teaching in Africa, and we’re pleased to include the following report from John Rowlands, one of the developers of the Biometrics and Research Methods Teaching Resource CD.
John Rowlands
“ The primary reason for producing the CD was associated with the knowledge [...]

Vision No. 3 February 2007

Important note:
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Vision No. 2 November 2006

Welcome to our latest VSNi newsletter, I hope you find the articles informative and useful. Throughout the newsletter there are links to the web site to give you the opportunity to seek further information on these and other aspects of our business. We are lucky to be supported by a committed and loyal user [...]