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An article on the Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) project was published on page 5 of the August 2015 edition of The Indian Ocean Bubble 2, the newsletter of the International Indian Ocean Expedition

  • An article titled "Research visit - rehabilitation of mine dumps", published on the Stellenbosch University website, reports on a visit by Dr Paul Hills and Mr Jacob Rossouw from the Institute for Plant Biotechnology (IPB) to the offices of SAEON's Ndlovu Node as part of an ongoing collaborative project between the IPB and SAEON. The joint project focuses on plant stress physiology and rehabilitation for the South African mining sector.
  • An article titled "Monitoring invasive species from icy islands to arid lands" appeared in Quest: Science for South Africa magazine, volume 11(2) of 2015. The article outlines Tshililo Ramaswaela's career prospects and what attracted him to choose his field of specialisation - invasive alien species. Tshililo is a Field Technician at SAEON's Arid Lands Node in Kimberley.
  • An article by Tamaryn Morris, Coordinator of the ASCA project, "Masterminding the robots of the ocean", was published on the home page of EngineerIT.
  • The appointment of Wim Hugo, SAEON's Chief Data and Information Officer, to the Scientific Committee of the World Data System for a three-year period commencing on 1 July 2015, was announced in the ICSU World Data System newsletter. The Scientific Committee is chosen by the Executive Board of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
  • An article by Petro Kotzé, "Shedding light on Mapungubwe's disappearing riverine forest", appeared in the July/August 2015 edition of The Water Wheel, the newsletter of the Water Research Commission.
  • SAEON was mentioned in an article on the glider experiment (SAGE)  titled "Probing the effects of the Agulhas Current" in Maritime Review Africa (page 58).


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