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Alongside two other UCT ambassadors Dr Marissa Brink-Hull and Kirstin Petzer, Applied Ocean Sciences postgraduate Thando Mazomba will be expanding awareness of the Atlantic Ocean and its important role as a sustainable resource and climate regulator.
Call for registration and abstracts are now open for the Ocean Visions 2021 Summit, which will be hosted globally online on May 18-21, 2021.
This Networking Friday (30th Oct) session focuses on pan-continental African marine initiatives using EO data, technologies and services in support of African sustainable development. Register now!
UCT Marine Early Career Researchers (ECR) are invited to participate in a new survey about the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on Marine ECR, launched by the network OYSTER.
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The Institute's principal focus is research, which underpins its teaching, training, capacity development and consultancy activities. Hence it brings together active researchers in the field who add value to and benefit from this collaborative structure. At the Institution, observation, measurement, and collection of samples and data are accomplished by ship cruises, field trips and remote sensing by satellite. The institute’s array of multi-disciplinary researchers are involved in exciting inter-disciplinary projects.
The Institute also convenes a Masters degree in Applied Ocean Sciences.
Ma-Re also conducts an outreach and education programme for school learners. It focuses its outreach activities on school open days, university open days, National Science Week, the Grahamstown Science Festival held annually in the Eastern Cape and the Sci-Bono open day held annually in Gauteng.