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The Coastal and Ocean Sciences Team (COST) inspires future ocean scientists at the NRF-SAIAB

By Cornel-Mari du Preez, Dr Vuyolwethu Mxo, Dr Suzanne Redelighuys & Prof. Francesca Porri On 1 April 2026, NRF-SAIAB’s Coastal and Ocean Sciences Team (COST) welcomed a group of 23 Grade 10–11 learners at its Makhanda office for an engaging...

April 22, 2026

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From Fieldwork to Fellowship

There is a group of fishes that dominate estuaries across the globe – the humble mullet. Not only are mullet of high fisheries value, but they also play a crucial role in aquatic estuarine food webs. Despite their social and...

April 21, 2026

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Bridging ecology and culture: Dr Vuyolwethu Mxo’s contribution to sustainable futures

Dr Vuyolwethu Mxo is a member of the Coastal and Ocean Sciences Team (COST) at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, working under the supervision of Francesca Porri, in collaboration with Janine Adams at Nelson Mandela University and Rachel...

April 21, 2026

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2026

Date: Thursday 30 April 2026 Time:10:30pm (SAST) Venue:Lecture Room By Maisha Gragnolati Fernandes PhD Candidate, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, NRF-SAIAB Small-scale processes, convergent outcomes: reef fish functional vulnerability in the mesophotic zone Despite the long history of human...

April 21, 2026

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series

Date: Thursday 26 March 2026, 15:00pm (SAST) Venue: Lecture Room Teams link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cffd6bd9-bf65-4245-ac8b-812e606a723f@30878ba0-2f66-4b77-8fde-8dfc1652ff39 Professor Alan Whitfield Emeritus Chief Scientist, and Honorary Research Associate, NRF-SAIAB Our Southern African Heritage Advanced modern humans evolved in the southern portion of South Africa from...

March 19, 2026

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NRF-SAIAB Workshop Strengthens Molecular Biology Skills for Emerging Researchers

From the 2nd-6th March, the NRF-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity’s (NRF-SAIAB) Aquatic Genomics Research Platform (AGRP), hosted the Fundamentals of Molecular Biology Training Workshop in Makhanda. The workshop was attended by a group of 18 researchers coming from various...

March 18, 2026

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NRF-SAIAB Desk Calendar 2026

March 13, 2026

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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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St Lucia at an ecological tipping point?

By: Ricky Taylor and Alan Whitfield (NRF-SAIAB Emeritus Chief Scientist and Honorary Research Associate) St Lucia is progressing along a geological trajectory that has taken it from its ancestral form of a large deep estuary with major connections to the...

March 13, 2026

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NRF-SAIAB’s GeMaP Continues to Expand into Freshwater Bathymetric Surveys at Mzingazi Lake, Richards Bay

By: Thami Wanda (NRF-SAIAB Multibeam Instrument Technician) The Geophysics Mapping Platform (GeMaP) kicked off the new year by conducting bottom mapping surveys in support of a research project led by the University of Zululand, focused on understanding coastal ecosystems. As...

February 24, 2026

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