{"id":3880,"date":"2021-07-20T11:25:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T09:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/?page_id=3880"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:57:40","slug":"centre-for-invasion-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre for Invasion Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3880\" class=\"elementor elementor-3880\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6b504a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6b504a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9dd79f\" data-id=\"b9dd79f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-daf0455 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daf0455\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b291a86\" data-id=\"b291a86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c899a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c899a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The Centre for Invasion Biology (C\u00b7I\u00b7B) is an academic and research entity of the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun.ac.za\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stellenbosch University (SU)<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and resides in the\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.sun.ac.za\/\">SU School for Climate Studies<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>.<\/strong> The principal aims of the C\u00b7I\u00b7B\u2019s work are to provide the scientific understanding and predictive capability to reduce the rates and impacts of biological invasions and by developing research capacity through post-graduate student training. The C\u00b7I\u00b7B&#8217;s activities are significantly interdisciplinary in nature, and it aims to enhance its activities and contribution within Africa, especially through scientific risk assessment in national and multi-lateral forums and global scientific and policy bodies, advancing technical guidance, and implementation of response actions.<\/span>\u00a0Find out more<strong> <a title=\"Who is C\u00b7I\u00b7B\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/about\/\">about us<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c5e5da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c5e5da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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ecosystems and the services they deliver. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41acbce\" data-id=\"41acbce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ed2af elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"27ed2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student-info\/bursaries-and-projects\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"For Students\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/student-info\/bursaries-and-projects\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Students\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn support of our vision, we train and guide students who are studying towards an Honours, Masters or Doctoral degree in biodiversity, environmental sociology or invasion biology. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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