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Proudly South African Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Geology) Lover of bikes and hikes 2Tim 1:7

Joined June 2020
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"May you be lifelong learners who lift as you rise" - Dr Judy Dlamini. So fortunate to be mentored by brilliant South African scientists and an honour to work with @ShallowWaterRes under the leadership of Prof. Adams! Celebrating all the women who have lifted me along their way!
Celebrating the outstanding achievements of South African women in science #SAWiSA2023 dst.gov.za/index.php/media-r…
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Congrats to Carla Dodd on receiving a 2023 NRF Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers in recognition of outstanding academic performance by a final-year doctoral student. Full profile: nrf.ac.za/about-us/nrf-award… #NRFawards2023
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What an immense privilege! Thank you to the DSI/NRF for their continued support throughout my postgraduate journey.
Congrats to our seven awardees for the category: Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers. This award recognises outstanding academic performance by final-year doctoral students. #NRFawards2023
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Our new paper on the depositional history of the Knysna basin during the late Holocene which looks at the impact of sea level change and human activities on the system: doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.11… @laurenpret01 @rienekeweij @Afropollen @DrAQEarth @UCTgeology @heri_uct @UKZN
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4/4 I'd be lying if I said I didn't have an eye out for the flora- especially some stunning endemic orchids- Spider Orchid (Caladenia) sp. (any idea of species- @Orchid_hunters @thesilverdory?) and Western Tongue Orchid (Cryptostylis ovata). #ozplants
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3/4... and of course a few photos of the wildlife - a little bit more exotic than back home in NI- Laughing Kookaburra, Carnaby's Black Cockatoos, Galahs and Goanna (Monitor Lizard sp.).
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2/4 Another definite highlight was seeing the living thrombolites at Lake Clifton, amazing to see 'microbialite tourism'!
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Finally got around to posting some photos from the #EPStromNet Western Australia field campaign a couple of weeks ago with @DrNatalieHicks @GJCUnderwood @CarlaDodd6 and @gavinrish 1/4 The wonderful peritidal microbialites - the reason I was there!
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''As a team, we are working hard at engaging with diversity, equality and inclusion issues within the coastal research community. '' Professor Tom Spencer, Editor-in-Chief of @CambridgePrisms Coastal Futures. A wonderful interview to read! cambridge.org/core/blog/2023…
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Southern African Marine Science Symposium #SAMSS2022!
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Missing #TeamSA already. A wonderful week of learning, new friends and unforgettable experiences. It’s been such a privilege to work alongside these outstanding young scientists #geoschool2021 #train_me @Limno_Kelly @hayley_cawthra @BalticFinn @laurenpret01 @Afropollen
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Looking 5 million years into the past, megafauna fossil beds at @WestCoastFossil. Getting THE Pippa Haarhoff walking us through the quarry sites #geoschool2021 #train_me #teamsa #fossils #youngscientists  #westcoastfossilpark #miocenefossils #earlypliocene #learnandexplore
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