NRF Call for SANAP Funding Proposals (2024-2026)
The NRF-SANAP Funding call is now open! Click on the link below to access the submission portal. Submission deadline: 15 June 2023 ...
NRF Call for SANAP Funding Proposals (2024-2026)
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M80 on their way to Marion Island
M80 on their way to Marion Island
The S.A. Agulhas II is on her final stretch of the first oceanographic leg to the sub-Antarctic Marion Island. The voyage has been overall calm, with easy and moderately sea and swells, reaching no more than 3 meters, in the past two days. The 80th Marion Island...
World Meteorological Day
World Meteorological Day
Message from the Metkassies (Meteorological Technicians) currently on Marion Island. Happy World Meteorological Day from the Metkassies on the 79th Marion Island overwintering team. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has been running a...
SEAmester 2023 – Applications now open
SEAmester 2023 – Applications now open
Call for student and lecturer applications for SEAmester VI! CLOSING date 14 APRIL 2023. South Africa’s Class Afloat aims to introduce marine science as an applied and cross-disciplinary field to students who have shown an affinity for core science...
International Women’s Day 2023
International Women’s Day 2023
In celebration of International Women's Day, we came in contact with Tanganedzani "Tanga" Tshitavhe. She is an Assistant Meteorological Technician, for the South African Weather Service (SAWS), on the sub-Antarctic Marion Island. This is a strong woman, with...
Happy World Wetlands Day
Happy World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day, is celebrated every year on 02 February. On this day, in 1971, the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) was signed in Ramsar, Iran. World Wetlands Day is celebrated to to "raise awareness and understanding...
