{"id":789,"date":"2020-03-10T12:43:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T10:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/?page_id=789"},"modified":"2024-09-17T12:28:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T10:28:01","slug":"partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Collaborating Institutions<\/h3>\n<p>The C\u00b7I\u00b7B is an inter-institutional Centre of Excellence established within the Department of Science and Innovation Centres of Excellence Programme, and is co-funded by DSI-NRF and the University of Stellenbosch.<\/p>\n<p>Although the C\u00b7I\u00b7B is housed at the University of Stellenbosch, it does research work and student training with the help of a network of researchers at several South African universities and institutions. These include the University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Cape Town, University of Pretoria, University of the Witwatersrand, South African National Parks (SANParks),\u00a0 South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), and Rhodes University.<\/p>\n<div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-800\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"\" data-gallery-theme=\"\" id=\"envira-gallery-800\" class=\"envira-gallery-public  envira-gallery-3-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"3\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-5902\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun.ac.za\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"Stellenbosch University\" data-envira-caption=\"Stellenbosch University\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-5902\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SU_corporate_logo-640x480.png\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SU_corporate_logo-640x480.png\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"5902\" data-envira-caption=\"Stellenbosch University\" alt=\"Stellenbosch University\" title=\"Stellenbosch University\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SU_corporate_logo-640x480.png 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SU_corporate_logo-640x480.png 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-802\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-2 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dst.gov.za\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"Departement of Science and Innovation\" data-envira-caption=\"Departement of Science and Innovation\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-802\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-2\" data-envira-index=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/DSI-Logo-1-640x480.png\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/DSI-Logo-1-640x480.png\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"802\" data-envira-caption=\"Departement of Science and Innovation\" alt=\"Departement of Science and Innovation\" title=\"Departement of Science and Innovation\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/DSI-Logo-1-640x480.png 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/DSI-Logo-1-640x480.png 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-803\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-3 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrf.ac.za\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"National Research Foundation\" data-envira-caption=\"National Research Foundation\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-803\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-3\" data-envira-index=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/nrf_logo_new-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/nrf_logo_new-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"803\" data-envira-caption=\"National Research Foundation\" alt=\"National Research Foundation\" title=\"National Research Foundation\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/nrf_logo_new-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/nrf_logo_new-640x480.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-808\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-4 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uct.ac.za\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"University of Cape Town\" data-envira-caption=\"University of Cape Town\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-808\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-4\" data-envira-index=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/uctlogo-640x480.gif\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/uctlogo-640x480.gif\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"808\" data-envira-caption=\"University of Cape Town\" alt=\"University of Cape Town\" title=\"University of Cape Town\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/uctlogo-640x480.gif 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/uctlogo-640x480.gif 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-805\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-5 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ru.ac.za\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"Rhodes University\" data-envira-caption=\"Rhodes University\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-805\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-5\" data-envira-index=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/RhodesUniv-640x480.png\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/RhodesUniv-640x480.png\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"805\" data-envira-caption=\"Rhodes University\" alt=\"Rhodes University\" title=\"Rhodes University\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/RhodesUniv-640x480.png 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/RhodesUniv-640x480.png 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-806\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-6 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.up.ac.za\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"University of Pretoria\" data-envira-caption=\"University of Pretoria\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-806\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-6\" data-envira-index=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/New-UP-logo-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/New-UP-logo-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"806\" data-envira-caption=\"University of Pretoria\" alt=\"University of Pretoria\" title=\"University of Pretoria\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/New-UP-logo-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/New-UP-logo-640x480.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-810\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-7 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanparks.org\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"South African National Parks\" data-envira-caption=\"South African National Parks\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-810\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-7\" data-envira-index=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SANParks-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SANParks-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"810\" data-envira-caption=\"South African National Parks\" alt=\"South African National Parks\" title=\"South African National Parks\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SANParks-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SANParks-640x480.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-807\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-8 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"University of the Witwatersrand\" data-envira-caption=\"University of the Witwatersrand\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-807\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-8\" data-envira-index=\"8\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/wits-logo-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/wits-logo-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"807\" data-envira-caption=\"University of the Witwatersrand\" alt=\"University of the Witwatersrand\" title=\"University of the Witwatersrand\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/wits-logo-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/wits-logo-640x480.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-809\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-9 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukzn.ac.za\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"University of Kwazulu-Natal\" data-envira-caption=\"University of Kwazulu-Natal\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-809\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-9\" data-envira-index=\"9\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/kzn-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/kzn-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"809\" data-envira-caption=\"University of Kwazulu-Natal\" alt=\"University of Kwazulu-Natal\" title=\"University of Kwazulu-Natal\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/kzn-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/kzn-640x480.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-3692\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-10 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanbi.org\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery800\" title=\"South African National Biodiversity Institute\" data-envira-caption=\"South African National Biodiversity Institute\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-3692\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-10\" data-envira-index=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/2014-SANBI-logo-300-dpi-RGB-2-small-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/2014-SANBI-logo-300-dpi-RGB-2-small-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"800\" data-envira-item-id=\"3692\" data-envira-caption=\"South African National Biodiversity Institute\" alt=\"South African National Biodiversity Institute\" title=\"South African National Biodiversity Institute\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/2014-SANBI-logo-300-dpi-RGB-2-small-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/2014-SANBI-logo-300-dpi-RGB-2-small-640x480.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SU_corporate_logo.png\" alt=\"Stellenbosch University\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/DSI-Logo-1.png\" alt=\"Departement of Science and Innovation\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/nrf_logo_new.jpg\" alt=\"National Research Foundation\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/uctlogo.gif\" alt=\"University of Cape Town\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/RhodesUniv.png\" alt=\"Rhodes University\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/New-UP-logo.jpg\" alt=\"University of Pretoria\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SANParks.jpg\" alt=\"South African National Parks\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/wits-logo.jpg\" alt=\"University of the Witwatersrand\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/kzn.jpg\" alt=\"University of Kwazulu-Natal\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/2014-SANBI-logo-300-dpi-RGB-2-small.jpg\" alt=\"South African National Biodiversity Institute\" \/><\/noscript>\n<h3 id=\"partners\">Partners<\/h3>\n<p>We actively collaborate with a range of researchers and organisations devoted to invasion biology on a national and international level. These include Cape Nature; LIB, Universidad de Concepci\u00f3n; Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Soil Ecosystem Research Group; City of Cape Town; Western Cape Education Department; the Working for Water Programme; The Honolulu Challenge; The Nature Conservancy; and Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-815\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"\" data-gallery-theme=\"\" id=\"envira-gallery-815\" class=\"envira-gallery-public  envira-gallery-3-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"3\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-816\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 30px; padding-right: 10px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/sergsa.org\/\" class=\"envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery815\" title=\"Soil Ecosystem Research Group\" data-envira-caption=\"Soil Ecosystem Research Group\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><div class=\"envira-lazy\" data-test-width=\"640\" data-test-height=\"480\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-816\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SERG-logo-new-Nov-2018-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SERG-logo-new-Nov-2018-640x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"815\" data-envira-item-id=\"816\" data-envira-caption=\"Soil Ecosystem Research Group\" alt=\"Soil Ecosystem Research Group\" title=\"Soil Ecosystem Research Group\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SERG-logo-new-Nov-2018-640x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/cib\/files\/2020\/03\/SERG-logo-new-Nov-2018-640x480.jpg 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-817\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-2 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; 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