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Double Trouble! Invasive Aquatic Plants May Be Fueling Mosquito Populations

By: Tressia Chikodza and Dr. Emily Strange A new international study involving NRF-SAIAB researchers has revealed a hidden link between aquatic invasive plants and mosquito populations – a connection that could have serious public health implications. Mosquitoes, among the world’s...

November 22, 2025

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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 to Host Second EAF-Nansen Programme Post-Survey Workshop on Taxonomy Research

Following the success of the first Post-Survey Workshop on Taxonomy Research in 2024, the EAF-Nansen Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Norway will once again partner with the NRF-South African Institute for Aquatic...

November 11, 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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Post-doc (NRF Grantholder) advert – Marine Biodiversity Observation

Post-doc (NRF Grantholder) advert – Marine Biodiversity Observation We invite applications for two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to contribute to projects advancing the way demersal fish biodiversity is observed, analysed and applied in management. The over-arching project integrates underwater visual census...

September 3, 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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Strengthening Capacity for Deep-Sea Research in the Global South | East London, South Africa

By: Kaylee Smit South Africa continues to strengthen its pivotal role in deep-sea research, making contributions that are significant for Africa, relevant within the Western Indian Ocean, and valuable to the wider Global South. From 27 July to 5 August,...

August 22, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2025

Thursday 21 August 2025, 10.30am (SAST) Zoom Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/MzAlJA8qRWS-cR1AaBtjbw Passcode: 035119 by Hesmarié Botha Research Student, NRF-SAIAB From the last meal to first breath: Developmental insights into the temporary parasitic isopod, Gnathia pantherina Smit & Basson, 2002. Gnathiid isopods...

August 18, 2025

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