Next-level grants awarded to boost Global South SRM expertise The GREEDE Initiative has awarded expanded funding to seven Global South research teams, enabling them to deepen their work and pursue more ambitious scientific goals. Building on initial grants that...
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for MOOC Set 1 – Fundamentals of Ocean Forecasting, a free 7-week online course delivered on FutureLearn. Apply now About the course This course provides a comprehensive introduction to ocean forecasting - how...
Host: Nansen-Tutu Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa Venue: University of Cape Town, South Africa Dates: 23–25 November 2026 (main conference) 26 November (ECOPS & Nansen-Tutu Students Day) Background...
Africa’s Coastlines Are Sinking Into a Rising Ocean, and the Numbers Are Alarming New UCT research reveals African seas are rising faster than the global average, with the 2023–2024 El Niño triggering the most extreme sea level surge ever recorded on...
Geodesy for a Resilient Africa Summer School 2026 The Geodesy for a Resilient Africa Summer School will take place in 2026, bringing together early-career researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students to explore how geodetic and Earth observation approaches...
The annual Coastal and Regional Ocean Community Model (CROCO) Summer School was hosted by SAEON, in partnership with CNRS/IRD, and supported by the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC). The two-week programme took place from 23 November to 5 December, bringing...
Forty-four of the country's leading scholars and scientists were inaugurated as Members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the annual Awards Ceremony on 23 October 2024. As the official Academy of South Africa, ASSAf has as core function to honour...
What does a geodesist look like? And what happens if you don't "look the part"? Today, Franck Ghomsi, a Black African scientist, takes us along on his journey between South Africa, Canada and Cameroon. Franck does not only research the impact of climate change on...
Bridging Hemispheres: From Observation to Transformation in Ocean and Climate Science for Societal Benefit Date: 19–20 November 2025 Venue: Lord Charles Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa We have made a tentative programme schedule...
Franck Ghomsi is a physical oceanographer and geophysicist passionate about sea-level variability and extreme events, with a strong commitment to protecting coastal communities and both terrestrial and marine ecosystems from the impacts of climate change, especially...