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MSc and PhD Project Opportunities at NRF-SAIAB

Projects with SAIAB’s Seascape Ecology Research Group Two MSc and one PhD projects are available for zoology and/or ichthyology students. These projects are available from 2024 with full running costs, but students will have to apply to the National Research...

June 5, 2023

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SAIAB Seminar Series – Coming up on 8 June 2023

Using bioindicator organisms to understand chemical pollution in intertidal systems Presented by: Dr Nokubonga Mbandzi (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, SAIAB) Date: Thursday 8 June 2023, 10.30am (Johannesburg) Zoom Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclfuqgrTksGNx84Je1POoxdgkvcreMY_EC

June 1, 2023

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Nursery role of red algae dominated reef in temperate Algoa Bay

By: Nicola James, Lucienne Human and Gavin Rishworth, SAIAB, SAEON Elwandle Node and Nelson Mandela University One of the most critical ecosystem functions provided by shallow coastal habitats is as nurseries for the juveniles of marine fish, many of which...

May 26, 2023

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A REFRESHing journey to update knowledge on aquatic parasite species in South Africa

Authors: Marliese Truter, Anja Erasmus, Kerry Malherbe, Nico J SmitWater Research Group (WRG) Aquatic biodiversity of South Africa Did you know that South Africa is a megadiverse country that hosts a range of exceptionally diverse and endemic organisms? Despite having...

May 1, 2023

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SAIAB researchers contribute to new series of Open Access journals by Cambridge University Press to address global challenges

Cambridge University Press (CUP) has announced a new series of Open Access journals that will address “global challenges by bringing together researchers across national and subject boundaries”. Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-prisms-coastal-futures/information/about-this-journal is one three new open access journals launched...

May 1, 2023

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Molecular biology training brings researchers from across the country together

SAIAB’s Yonela Sithole (middle) assisting UniZulu PhD Students, Sazi Nzama (left) and Lungelo Nsibande). By Andisile Klaas, (SAIAB Communications Intern) The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), in collaboration with DIPLOMICS, hosted a training workshop aimed at upskilling researchers...

May 1, 2023

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Women science graduates celebrate Master’s and PhD degrees

Women in science shine at the Rhodes University 2023 graduation during International Women’s Month MSc graduate Annah Mthombeni after her graduation ceremony on 29 March 2023. Photo: Andisile Klaas. By Andisile Klaas (SAIAB Communications Intern) March is widely known as...

May 1, 2023

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SAIAB students and interns use World Water Day to clean up two Makhanda water sources

Cleaning Kowie River and Fairview Spring for World Water Day By Andisile Klaas (SAIAB Communications Intern) The United Nations first established 22 March as World Water Day in 1993. The day has been celebrated ever since as a day highlighting...

May 1, 2023

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In Celebration of Professor Olaf Weyl

Join the NRF-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity in celebrating the life, research excellence and the legacy of the late Olaf Weyl. Olaf joined SAIAB in 2009 from the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science at Rhodes University and wholeheartedly served the...

February 7, 2023

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Science with and for Society: The SAIAB IMIsEE Project Case Study

Enhancing Ecological Engineering Solutions in Urban Coastlines Through the Transdisciplinary NRF–SAIAB Funded IMIsEE Project In August, the NRF-SAIAB Indigenous Marine Innovations for sustainable Environments and Economies (IMIsEE) project held its first official event, an imbizo, with members of the rural coastal community of Hamburg in the...

December 7, 2022

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