National Science Week 2025: Science, Technology and Innovation are for everyone

by Rabia Mathakutha | Nov 16, 2025 | Antarctica, DPS, Environment, LTO-Land, LTO-Ocean, NRF-SAEON, Polar Lab, SANAP, SAPRI, Society, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic, Training

National Science Week (NSW) is a nationwide annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in South Africa, designed to increase public awareness and participation in science. The programme is coordinated by the National Research...

Job Alert: Marion Island Overwintering Positions

by Rabia Mathakutha | Aug 26, 2025 | Environment, Jobs, Long-term observations, LTO-Land, Marion Island, NRF-SAEON, Prince Edward Islands, SANAP, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic, Uncategorized

Applications open for: Overwintering Seabird Field Researcher (Birder) (2x positions) Overwintering Seal Field Researcher (Sealer) (2x positions) Overwintering Killer Whale Field Researcher (Killer Whaler) (1x positions) The South African Environmental Observation...

NRF-SAEON/SAPRI’s Early Career Researcher Wins Best Presentation in South Korea

by Rabia Mathakutha | Aug 21, 2025 | Antarctica, Antarctica (SANAE IV), Conference, Environment, NRF-SAEON, Polar Lab, SANAP, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Uncategorized

Riesna R. Audh, from the South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI) that is hosted by the NRF-SAEON Egagasini Node, was awarded the IAPSO Eugene La Fond Medal, which is an award given to an ocean scientist from a developing country for outstanding research...

Vagrant Southern elephant seals on South African coastlines: Note to the public

by Rabia Mathakutha | Aug 20, 2025 | Environment, LTO-Land, Marion Island, NRF-SAEON, Prince Edward Islands, SANAP, SAPRI, Society, Uncategorized

Ever spotted a strange, lumpy creature on a South African beach and wondered what on earth it was? You might have just met an uninvited guest: a southern elephant seal. Southern elephant seals, scientifically known as Mirounga leonina, have a circumpolar distribution...

SAPRI participates in the IASSIST 2025 Conference in Bristol, UK

by Rabia Mathakutha | Jul 30, 2025 | Antarctica, Data, DPS, Environment, Marion Island, SANAP, SAPRI, Society, Southern Ocean, Workshops

In June 2025, Dr Anne Treasure, Manager of the Data, Products and Society (DPS) Integrated Facility (IF) of the South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI), attended the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST)...