Antarctica, a pristine and remote frontier of scientific discovery, has long been a region of international interest for climate research, biodiversity, and understanding global environmental changes. In a recent meeting, held at the NRF-SAEON Egagasini Node in Cape Town brought together the South...
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An overview of SAPRI’s long-term monitoring of top predators at Marion Island
The South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI) was established in 2021 to ensure coordination of South African marine and Antarctic research as a national Big Science programme, providing seamless access to existing and new research infrastructure required to develop and enhance long-term...
Job Alert: Marion Island Overwintering Positions
Applications open for: Overwintering Birder (2x positions) Overwintering Sealer (2x positions) The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Egagasini Node, based in Cape Town, Western Cape, requires the services of 2 suitably qualified individuals to be responsible for collecting...
SAPRI at the SCAR Open Science Conference in Chile, August 2024
The 11th Open Science Conference of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) was held from the 19th to the 23rd of August 2024, in Pucón, Chile. This year's conference, themed 'Antarctic Science: Crossroads for a New Hope,' brought together over 1300 delegates from around the globe...