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Preparatory phase in full swing at SAPRI – Positions available
SAPRI โ Transforming, Consolidating and Strengthening Polar Sciences Four new positions are available as part of the SAPRI professional development acceleration program which ties in with the SAPRI...
Attention Early Career Researchers
Applications are now open to join the national committee of APECS-SA, the South African National Committee of APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists). APECS-SA is looking for early...
Welcome Home Gough 67
The 67th Gough Island Overwintering Team has returned to Cape Town. Two members of this team stayed behind on Gough Island. Departure to Gough Island: 15 September 2021 Disembarked at East Pier: 20...
The Wanderer – July 2022
Read inside this issue of the Wanderer Letter from the editors and news from our team leader Interviews - Meet the Leadership Fashionable field gear Circle of life - part 2: Change is inevitable...
SCAR Delegates Meeting 2022 – Feedback
The XXXVII SCAR Delegates Meeting took place in Goa, India, during the first week of September. Bettine van Vuuren and Tracy Klarenbeek represented South Africa during this meeting. To represent a...
News from Gough Island – Final newsletter
"It is with mixed emotions that we send these final greetings from the G67 team! The time has come to present our ultimate Bunting newsletter before handing over the reins to the next...
Meet the 68th Gough Island Overwintering Team
On 20 August 2022, the S.A. Agulhas II departed to Gough Island, via Tristan da Cunha. They will soon arrive at their new home, where they will be living for the next approximately 13 months. The...
Voyage 054 โ S.A. Agulhas II to Gough Island/Tristan da Cunha
The S.A. Agulhas II departed from East Pier, V&A Waterfront on her annual Gough Island relief voyage on Saturday, 20 August 2022. On the way to Gough Island, the vessel will stop at...
Preparatory phase in full swing at SAPRI – Positions available
SAPRI โ Transforming, Consolidating and Strengthening Polar Sciences Four new positions are available as part of the SAPRI professional development acceleration program which ties in with the SAPRI transformation drive. These positions are not the integrated facility...
Attention Early Career Researchers
Applications are now open to join the national committee of APECS-SA, the South African National Committee of APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists). APECS-SA is looking for early career scientists, enthusiasts, naturalists, and good storytellers...
Welcome Home Gough 67
The 67th Gough Island Overwintering Team has returned to Cape Town. Two members of this team stayed behind on Gough Island. Departure to Gough Island: 15 September 2021 Disembarked at East Pier: 20 September 2022 Gough 67 The...
The Wanderer – July 2022
Read inside this issue of the Wanderer Letter from the editors and news from our team leader Interviews - Meet the Leadership Fashionable field gear Circle of life - part 2: Change is inevitable Three musketeers - A decade and more to come Mouse-free Marion - a...
SCAR Delegates Meeting 2022 – Feedback
The XXXVII SCAR Delegates Meeting took place in Goa, India, during the first week of September. Bettine van Vuuren and Tracy Klarenbeek represented South Africa during this meeting. To represent a country, the Delegates need to prepare themselves in advance to be able...
News from Gough Island – Final newsletter
"It is with mixed emotions that we send these final greetings from the G67 team! The time has come to present our ultimate Bunting newsletter before handing over the reins to the next editor(s) who will be responsible for introducing the resilient members...
Meet the 68th Gough Island Overwintering Team
On 20 August 2022, the S.A. Agulhas II departed to Gough Island, via Tristan da Cunha. They will soon arrive at their new home, where they will be living for the next approximately 13 months. The G68 team will replace the G67 team. 68th Gough Island...
Voyage 054 โ S.A. Agulhas II to Gough Island/Tristan da Cunha
The S.A. Agulhas II departed from East Pier, V&A Waterfront on her annual Gough Island relief voyage on Saturday, 20 August 2022. On the way to Gough Island, the vessel will stop at Tristan da Cunha, offloading Tristan passengers and cargo. This stopover...
SCAR Open Science Conference 2022
โSCARโs mission is to advance Antarctic research, including observations from Antarctica, and to promote scientific knowledge, understanding and education on any aspect of the Antarctic region. To this end, SCAR is charged with the initiation and international...
SAPRI Operations Coordinator Appointed: Nish Devanunthan
Nishendra (Nish) Devanunthan (right) has been appointed as the Operations Coordinator for the South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI) of the Logistics Node. He will work directly with Dr Juliet Hermies (left), the acting director of SAPRI. The...
South Africa participates in the All-Atlantic Ministerial Meeting
The All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance 2022 Forum was co-hosted by the United States and Brazil, in collaboration with the European Commission, over two events between May and July 2022. Outcomes from the Scientific Event in May were highlighted at the Ministerial...
Want to work on Antarctica?
Applications are now open! Application deadline: 15 August 2022.
Marion 79 – First Newsletter
The first newsletter of Marion 79 is now available online! Inside this issue meet the team members, page through their memories and read more about: Circle of Life Do a tour of the Base; the Butternut Hotel The little Chomper - Sub-Antarctic fur seal pups Take-over...
SCALE-WIN22: Science Team CO2-HEAT
A CSIR-SOCCO - DFFE-Oceans & Coasts partnership Onboard CO2-HEAT team members: Contemporary and Future Drivers of CO2 and Heat in the Southern Ocean The contemporary Southern Ocean mitigates the effects of anthropogenic climate...
SCALE-WIN22: Research Teams BUOYS & SEAICE
Onboard BUOYS team members: Onboard SEAICE team members: Onboard ocean operations logistics team: BUOYS: More about the project and the team: A variety of synoptic, seasonal and...
SCALE-WIN22: Science Team MICROBIOME
Onboard team members: The project description as per the sailing orders for the SCALE Winter Cruise of 2022: By undertaking a temporal and seasonal evaluation of Southern Ocean (SO) microbiomes, we aim to provide insights regarding the...
SCALE-WIN22: Engineering Team VESSEL 4.0
Onboard team members: More about the team and the project: Nicole and Christof of the Sound and Vibration Research Group of Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with Markus of the HealthProp consortium and Marek of Aalto...
SCALE-WIN22: Science Team N-CYCLE
Onboard N-CYCLE team members: The project description as per the sailing orders for the SCALE Winter Cruise of 2022: Thirty years ago, John Martin proposed that the high nitrate concentrations left unconsumed in Southern Ocean (SO)...
SCALE-WIN22: Science Team Top Predators
Onboard Top Predators team members: More about the project: Seabirds and marine mammals are often the early indicators of changes in an ecosystem and display the effects of climate change vividly. Their distribution can be grouped into...
SCAR Conference: South Africa’s representation at Business Meetings
SCAR Open Science Conference takes place from 27 July and this includes the Business Meetings on 27-29 July 2022, the conference from 1-5 August, and the delegates meeting on 5- 7 September. The SCAR Open Science Conference, established 20 years ago, has in many ways...
