Cape Town, South Africa
Joined August 2024
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OceanAccessForAll retweeted
🌍 This #WorldOceansDay2026, we join the call to #ReimagineOurOcean and build a future where science, society, and conservation work together.
🌊 Protecting our blue planet requires collaboration, curiosity, and action.
💬 How can we ride the tide of change together?
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
🌊 This July, South Africa makes history with its very first #NationalScienceMonth — and UCT-MARiS is proud to be part of it!
At MARIS, we believe that science thrives when it's inclusive, collaborative, and connected to society.
Science, technology, and innovation are for ALL!
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
🎙️ Beyond the Blue: MARiS Podcast is here! 🌊
Episode 1: Leila Nefdt chats with Dr Louise Gammage on how transdisciplinary research, from science and storytelling to community collaboration, can shape better decisions for a more sustainable ocean.
Watch: youtu.be/UhUojV-GlfA
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
7.4 earthquake 🔴
📍 115 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
🕒 Apr 20 7:52:56 UTC (9m ago)
⬇️ Depth: 10 km
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua…
ALT Map showing epicenter of M 7.4 earthquake in 115 km ENE of Miyako, Japan, depth 10 km.
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
A groundbreaking study led by researchers at UCT’s Department of Oceanography has revealed that Africa’s coastlines are facing a rapidly accelerating crisis.
Read more: qr.codes/Eo24ul
@UCTscience
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
Join us on Mon, 16 Mar at 1pm SAST for a hybrid UCT–SANCOR Seminar with Dr Neil Malan @ccrc_unsw
🔥He’ll unpack the drivers of subsurface #marine #heatwaves and their impact on ocean ecosystems 🌊
📍@MARIS_UCT or online: sancor.nrf.ac.za/Documents/1…
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
❄️International Polar Bear Day ~ 27 Feb 2026
What happens at the poles shapes our climate. At UCT-MARiS @UCT_news , we support polar research to better understand sea ice loss and climate impacts on Southern Africa and beyond.🌍
#InternationalPolarBearDay #PolarScience
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The SOMISANA team (Sustainable Ocean Modelling Initiative – a South African Approach), based at Egagasini Node in Cape Town, is building a globally recognised ocean-modelling hub—generating and sharing high-quality ocean data to support informed, impactful decision-making. 🌊📊 Check out the eNews article by Philile Mvula & Jennifer Veitch: enews.saeon.ac.za/issue-06-2…
@dstigovza @NRF_News
ALT Ocean Products Developer Philile Mvula is pursuing a PhD in Physical Oceanography at the University of Cape Town, focusing on a ridge found in an area inshore of the Agulhas Current, where she uses a combination of in-situ data and CROCO model outputs to understand whether the area is suitable for kingklip spawning aggregations.
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
Higher education is offering bursary opportunities: Apply now for the 2026/2027 DHET Funda Germany Scholarship Programme, offering fully funded Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD studies at Constructor University, Bremen.
📌 Application deadline: 15 February 2026
🔗 More information & applications: zurl.co/kAZjk
#StudyAbroad #Bursary #GovZAUpdates #HigherEducation #FundaGermanyScholarship
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
On behalf of the Department of Science and Innovation, NRF-SAASTA invites unemployed STEM and Journalism graduates to participate in the DSTI-National Youth Service Programme.
Follow this link for more details: seims.dsi.gov.za/nys/landing
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
🎉Prof Lynne Shannon @lynneshannon8 becomes the first Global South recipient of the Prince Albert I Grand Medal for Ocean Science, awarded in Paris @OceanoMonaco on 8 December 2025.
🌍A landmark moment for #oceanscience.
🔗 Read the full story here: maris.uct.ac.za/articles/202…
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
#AntarcticaDay – 1 December!
Honouring 🇿🇦South Africa’s place in the 🇦🇶Antarctic Treaty & Our Shared Polar Heritage. 🗓️ 1 December, the global Antarctic community pauses to celebrate this day—a tribute to the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. For Antarctic Legacy of South Africa It is a moment to reflect on ours historic and ongoing contributions to the protection, research, and preservation of the frozen continent.
#SANAP @dstigovza @NRF_News @environmentza @MatiesResearch
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OceanAccessForAll retweeted
♻️Honoured to host Nina Lantinga, President & Co-Founder of @NetsforNetZero, for an inspiring seminar on systems approaches to marine debris and circular ocean economies. Grateful for the discussion on how UCT-MARiS can drive innovation, policy, and community-led solutions in SA. – at Mitchell's Plain, South Africa
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
🎉 The 2025 UCT-MARiS ECR Conference brought together nearly 70 #EarlyCareerResearchers from across SA & beyond for a day of knowledge sharing, collaboration & inspiration in marine & polar sciences 🌊
Thank you to all who made it a success—stay tuned for more highlights! 🙌🏽 – at Cape Town, South Africa
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
📢CALL FOR PHOTO SUBMISSIONS
MARiS invites ECRs to submit a photograph related to their research that will be exhibited at the MARiS ECR conference next month.
Participants will need to submit their photographs by 31 August 2025.
👉Submit here - forms.gle/Zx6ffs1orMYNHsn88
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
🌊❄️ What would YOU like to ask our marine + polar panel for the MARiS ECR Conference?
Share your input via this short form — your voice will help shape the conversation.
➡️ Drop your questions here: forms.gle/PMCXUcej3obGdL2y6 – at Mitchell's Plain, South Africa
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
Exciting news! 🎉
Our Guest Speakers for the 2025 UCT-MARiS ECR Conference are Dr Riesna Audh & Dr Leigh McGaughey.
They’ll be sharing insights from their journeys in interdisciplinary marine & polar science research.
UCT-MARiS ECR Conference | 12 Sept 2025
#MARiSECRConference
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
📢 The call for the 2026 #TeamCSIR - @SasolSA Foundation #bursary programme is now open! 📢
ℹ️ Info: csir.co.za/csir-bursary-coll…
🔗 Apply: bursaryconnect.csir.co.za/
📆 Closing date: Friday, 29 August 2025
📨 [email protected]
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
🌍 Jobs in Antarctica!
SANAP is hiring for the 2025–2027 SANAE IV expedition 🧊
Open roles:
🔹Snr Meteorological Technician
🔹 Diesel Mechanic
🔹 Mechanical Engineer
🔹 Electro -Mechanical Engineer
🔹Medical Doctor
🔹Communications Engineer
🔹 Medical Doctor
🔹 Instrumentation Technician
📅Apply by 18 Aug 2025
🔗 sanap.ac.za/jobs
#SANAEIV #AntarcticaJobs #SANAP
@environmentza @dstigovza @NRF_News @sapri_dsti
OceanAccessForAll retweeted
📢Media Interview with Prof Marcello Vichi @UCT_news @UCTscience @sapri_dsti
Prof M Vichi discusses in an interview with @theAGU EOS on how using whaling records can estimate historical sea ice extent in the Southern Ocean.
📰Read the article here: eos.org/articles/whaling-rec…
