The 2025 MARiS Early Career Researcher (ECR) Conference, held on 12 September 2025 at the University of Cape Town (UCT), brought together early career researchers from UCT, Wits University, Stellenbosch University, and beyond for a day of presentations, discussions, and networking under the theme...
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 Foundation’s South African Agency for...
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 Network (SAEON) Egagasini Node,...
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 presented at an TAPSO-sponsored...
