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🇿🇦 Marion Island 𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙔 𝘽

🇿🇦 Marion Island

𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙔 𝘽𝙄𝙍𝙏𝙃𝘿𝘼𝙔, Lucy Kay Smyth - birder (MAPRU Marine Apex Predator Research Unit Ornithology Field Assistant) on the 79th MI Overwintering Team.

𝓗𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓭𝓪𝔂, ℒ𝓊𝒸𝓎!!
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#MarionIsland #subAntarctic #OverwinteringTeam #SANAP #SouthAfrica #Marion79 #M79 #ornithology @lucesmyth

🇿🇦Marion Island HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sanele Mkh

🇿🇦Marion Island

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Sanele Mkhize - Diesel Mechanic of the 79th MI Overwintering Team.

Previous team 🇦🇶SANAE58

𝓗𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓭𝓪𝔂, 𝓢𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓵𝓮!!
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#MarionIsland #subAntarctic #OverwinteringTeam #SANAP #SouthAfrica #Marion79 #M79 #DieselMechanic #MechanicalEngineer @environmentza

ALSA is hosted within the Department of Botany & Z

ALSA is hosted within the Department of Botany & Zoology - Stellenbosch University and the Annual Research Meeting of the department kicked off today.

A few Marionites came together with ALSA for a nice pic - so nice to see everyone. Once part of the SANAP community, always part of the SANAP community!

L-R: Erika Nortje (M58 & M60), Anne Treasure (M68), Anche Louw (M70), Suzaan Kritzinger-Klopper, Bernard Coetzee and Ria Olivier.

Dr Bernard Coetzee is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria was the guest speaker at this year's ARM, presenting his work on Artificial Light at Night. He has also been involved in Antarctic Research (with various publications). Bernard obtained his PhD within the South African National Antarctic Programme (#SANAP) and has been on the Steering Committee of The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (2013-2015).

🥳NEWS from 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝!

The Wanderer August - Septemner 2022 issue is out now!

The 79th Marion Island Overwintering team has compiled their 3rd newsletter, filled with interesting stories and fascinating photography! From field work to team celebrations!

Where can you read this edition: Link in the bio!
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#MarionIsland #TheWanderer #subAntarctic #SouthernOcean #M79 #Marion79 #SANAP #OverwinteringTeam #TheWandererNewsletter

Enthusiastic 1st year students at the 2023 Science

Enthusiastic 1st year students at the 2023 Science in Context project presentations

Science in Context is a compulsory module for all 1st year BSc students at Stellenbosch University.

In this module students get to explore Science in context. They learn how to do research for a specific scientific project and how to communicate in a scientific context (writing, reading, listening and speaking).

Students could choose a topic/project from a list of 24 of which 6 were designed by ALSA. The module is nearing an end and students now get the opportunity to present their work.

📸 this group chose a #ClimateChange related topic - goes well with #COP27
#climatechangeisreal #thereisnoplanetb

L-R: Kabelo Mohale, Fadia Oliver, Moniaue Potgieter, Gizela Reynolds, Phoku Samukelo.
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#thereisnoplanetb🌍💚🌏 #SANAP #ALSA #Mentoring #Promote #SIC #SIC2023

News
The Mouse-Free Marion Project 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 to eradicate albatross-killing mice following a public vote - and expresses its thanks to its many supporters!

Read more here: link in the bio!
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#MarionIsland #subAntarctic #SaveOurSeabirds #MFM #MouseFreeMarion #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #IslandEradication #precioushabitats #savemarionislandseabirds #seabirdconservation #EOCA #conservation

10 November 2022 🧪🔬𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒

10 November 2022
🧪🔬𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

Theme: Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.

Scientific projects within the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) are based on basic sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology). (1) See some of these projects and (2) all current NRF-SANAP funded projects.

Let's create an open line of communication between polar science and the public!

Read more: link in the bio!!
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#Antarctica #AntarcticScience #AntarcticResearch #SouthernOcean #BasicSciences #ScienceDay #ScienceDay2022 #WorldScienceDay #WSD2022 #WorldScienceDay2022

📘𝐀𝐋𝐒𝐀 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
We launched our 6th book last week!

𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒐𝒏 by Jean Brundrit, Associate Professor in Photography at the Michaelis School of Fine Art (University of Cape Town’s Fine Arts department).

This book is a work of art, filled with 🇦🇶Antarctic images taken through an ice lens.

Click on the link in the bio to see images etc of the launch at the Irma Stern Museum.

Want to add a copy to your collection? Contact Ria Olivier - riaolivier@sun.ac.za
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#Publisher #ALSA #Antarctica #SAAgulhasII #IceLens #AntarcticArt #AntarcticLegacy #Preserve #Promote #SANAP #antarcticlegacy #ALSApublications

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