| Keith Syers | |
| Birth Date: | 1939 |
| Death Place: | Thailand |
| Workplaces: | Massey University |
| Alma Mater: | Durham University |
| Thesis Title: | A study of soil formation on carboniferous limestone, with particular reference to lichens as pedogenic agents. |
| Thesis Year: | 1964 |
John Keith Syers (1939 – 16 July 2011) was an Anglo-New Zealand academic and academic administrator.
After a PhD at Durham University Syers spend two years working with T.W. Walker at Lincoln University before moving to the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He moved to Massey University in 1972 to head the new Soil Science department. He primary interest was nutrient cycling in farmland. In 1985 Syers moved to Newcastle University.[1]