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World Teacher's Day 2023_ALSA_SANAP _Mariette Wheeler (1)

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On October 5th, the world comes together to celebrate World Teachers’ Day, a special occasion recognized by UNESCO to honor the invaluable contributions of educators worldwide. This year, the focus is on the theme “The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage.” In line with this […]

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ALSA is hosted within the Department of Botany & Zoology at Stellenbosch University.   The department hosted its Annual Research Meeting on the 17th and 18th of November and the Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB) hosted their ARM on the 22nd of November. Within the department is a number of previous Marion Island […]

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It is with sadness that we share the passing of Prof Pieter Stoker on Tuesday, 08 November 2022. Prof Stoker became part of research in Antarctica in 1959 and since 1964 his group was formally involved in research in the South African National Committee on Antarctic Research (SANCAR), currently the South African National Antarctic Programme […]

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