Mbali Ngulube – South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2026

Wednesday 18 March 2026, 10:30 AM (SAST) Teams Registration Link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e2530bd1-7011-418c-828e-d78aeb074d57@30878ba0-2f66-4b77-8fde-8dfc1652ff39 by Dr Danai Kontou, James Hodson & Emma Baker Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, PhD Candidate & PhD Candidate Triple Threat: Understanding Crayfish Invasion Dynamics in Kruger National Park Redclaw crayfish...

March 13, 2026

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Advancing transdisciplinary coastal innovation: NRF-SAIAB partners with researchers and communities for sustainable coasts

As part of the NRF-SAIAB’s Indigenous Marine Innovations for Sustainable Environments and Economies (IMIsEE) project, two PhD candidates are advancing research that meaningfully bridges Indigenous knowledge, ecological science, and coastal innovation. Vuyolwethu Mxo is a PhD candidate registered at Nelson...

February 23, 2026

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EAF-Nansen Programme of Norway/FAO and NRF-SAIAB’s World Fisheries Day Celebration 2025 at Rhodes University, Makhanda

Friday 21 November 2025, 09:00 – 17:00 Venue: Eden Grove Blue, Rhodes University The EAF-Nansen Programme of Norway/FAO, in collaboration with the NRF–South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB), will commemorate World Fisheries Day 2025 as part of the NRF-SAIAB...

November 13, 2025

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Presentations by EAF-Nansen Programme Post-Survey Workshop on Taxonomy Research Participants

Thursday 20 November 2025, 09:00 – 17:00 Venue: Lecture Room Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/lLHzxeblRZKJY4xUmxjvLA Passcode: 555335 by EAF-Nansen Programme Post-Survey Workshop on Taxonomy Research Participants Following the success of the first Post-Survey Workshop on Taxonomy Research in 2024, the EAF-Nansen...

November 13, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB’s Dr Nompumelelo Baso-Mdiza wins the prestigious Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

NRF-SAIAB Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr Nompumelelo Baso-Mdiza, has been announced as the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant, valued at 150 000 USD – an achievement she describes as “surreal.” “It felt surreal when they called my...

November 10, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Annual Smith Memorial Lecture: The significance of Charles Darwin’s visit to the Cape of Good Hope in April 1836

The NRF-SAIAB is pleased to announce the 2025 SAIAB Annual Smith Memorial Lecture, to be held on Thursday, 23 October 2025. The Annual Smith Memorial Lecture honours the remarkable legacy of Professor J.L.B. and Margaret Mary Smith, whose pioneering work...

September 15, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2025

Thursday 2 October 2025, 10.30am (SAST) Venue: Lecture Room Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/e8dFRKvTSE-r95oruO8GQQ Passcode: 345931 by Vuyolwethu Mxo (Research Student, NRF-SAIAB) Cultivation of Cyperus textilis: Eco-Engineering for Sustainable Coastal Solutions Coastal landscapes are increasingly modified by artificial structures such as...

August 26, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2025

Thursday 14 August 2025, 10.30am (SAST) Venue: Lecture Room Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ayB5S54cTtai22lQicctvg Passcode: 200496 by Dr Tadiwa Mutizwa (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, NRF-SAIAB) Hidden in the Riffles: The Amazing Diversity of Suckermouth Catfishes (Mochokidae, Chiloglanis) in the Zambezi River, Southern...

August 8, 2025

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SASAqS Congress 2025: Advancing Aquatic Science Through Research and Practice

The Southern African Society for Aquatic Scientists (SASAqS) hosted its 2025 conference from 29 June to 3 July in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. This year’s theme, “Aquatic Science and Practice,” aimed to bridge the gap between research and implementation by bringing together...

July 9, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2025

Thursday 26 June 2025, 10:30am (SAST) Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/7AGDewwrTLO2L1rMqSk0Aw Passcode: 573053 Venue: NRF-SAIAB Lecture Room by Dr Taryn Murray ATAP Instrument Scientist, NRF-SAIAB Ontogenetic Range Expansion: The Growth of a Regional Acoustic Telemetry Array in the Southwest Indian Ocean...

June 18, 2025

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