Gems of the Oceans

Gems of the Oceans

Kerry Hunter, Photographic Competition Winner: The most beautiful specimen Special facts about the ‘2 in 1’ mollusk – Gemmula kieneri with Malluvium lissum Just over 3 months ago, this little member of the Turridae family (sea snails and marine gastropod...

Kamberg Nature Reserve Field Trip

By Mandisa Ndlovu, KZN Museum Left: Manitoba Trap; right: Small Malaise Trap One of my responsibilities as the Entomology Research Technician is to assist the curator with field trips. In March 2021 I accompanied Dr Kirstin Williams on a field trip to Kamberg Nature...

2020/21 Institutional Outputs

Institutional outputs were submitted on the online reporting system by all partner institutions for Quarter 4 (January to March 2021): Comparison of outputs 2019/20 to 2020/21 A comparison of outputs in 2019 and 2020 shows the impact of the national lockdown on...
Congratulations, Dr Deon Bakkes!

Congratulations, Dr Deon Bakkes!

By Kirstin Junker, ARC-OVI  On 1 April 2021, Deon was awarded the degree of PhD in Zoology from Stellenbosch University (SU). The Collections Team at the ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him with this great...
Forum Poetry Reflections: Healing Nature, Healing Us

Forum Poetry Reflections: Healing Nature, Healing Us

Written by Shanelle Ribeiro, NSCF Hub In her book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Kimmerer aptly notes that the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, as we work to heal the earth, the...
INTERCOM Leadership Project Survey

INTERCOM Leadership Project Survey

Museums across the globe are challenged by a combination of accelerated change and the effects of Covid-19. More than ever before, resilience and recovery in the museum sector will need leadership which is visionary and proactive. Within this context, INTERCOM has...