In November 2024, the NRF-SAIAB team, led by former Managing Director Emeritus Prof. Paul Skelton, Acting Managing Director Prof. Albert Chakona, and Communications and Stakeholder Relations Manager Lucky Dlamini, embarked on a week-long roadshow to launch the latest edition of...

The NRF–South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), as co-leads of the NRF FBIP Large Grant REFRESH Project, have marked a significant milestone in the project by participating in its first BioBlitz....

By: Nokubonga Mbandzi-Phorego The NRF-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity researcher, Dr Nokubonga Mbandzi-Phorego visited the Hakai Institute in Quadra Island, Canada for a training workshop on the Global Eutrophication Monitoring (GEM) programme from the 23rd – 27th of September...

Join the Science for Society Lecture, jointly organised by NRF-SAEON and NRF-SAIAB. This event will feature a panel discussion with researchers from NRF-SAEON (Drs. Mary-Jane Bopape and Warren Joubert); NRF-SAIAB (Profs. Albert Chakona and Francesca Porri); the Wits Sustainable Global...

By: Jabulani Ndaba (NRF-SAIAB PhD candidate) Jabulani Ndaba, a PhD student in the Coastal and Ocean Sciences Team (COST) at the NRF-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and registered at Rhodes University, recently completed a three-month collaborative research visit at...