A lesson from the “The Peacelike Mongoose” by James Thurber

Mar 4, 2021 | Latest

Kerstin Junker, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute Do you remember James Thurber’s fable “The Peacelike Mongoose” about the little guy who got into serious trouble because he did not want to fight snakes? Well, the spotted guy in our story got into trouble, too,...

Photographing the collections

Mar 4, 2021 | Latest

Kirstin Williams, KwaZulu-Natal Museum Photographs of Amblychilepas platyactis and Chicoreus ramosus We have regular requests from many scientists to examine specimens in our collections. It is often preferable to send photographs to scientists instead of actual...
The path ahead

The path ahead

Mar 4, 2021 | Latest, Uncategorized

Aabid Abrahams, Iziko Museums of South Africa As the coronavirus pandemic continues on, many museums across South Africa are rapidly responding to the changing situation. Institutions of all sizes are confronted with uncertainties, with no specific date for when the...

Mar 4, 2021 | Latest, Uncategorized

Invite | NSCF Virtual Forum 2021 Hey, haven’t you been waiting long enough? I mean, the Forum should have been held in October 2020, BUT COVID! Then February 2021, BUT NSCF HUB! BUT now, we are stoked to tell you that the Forum is here!…whoop whoop! The...
NSCF Hub continues to operate during lockdown

NSCF Hub continues to operate during lockdown

Feb 3, 2021 | Latest

The NSCF Hub continues to be fully operational under all alert levels of the national lockdown, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. All staff members are working from home, and the forum and meetings will continue to take place...
NSCF Forum 2019

NSCF Forum 2019

Feb 3, 2021 | Events, Forums

The 2019 NSCF Forum that took place on 28 – 30 May 2019 at Goudini Spa Resort in Rawsonville, Western Cape. 130 participants representing universities, museums, research institutes and government departments attend this second Forum. What made this Forum unique was...

Strengthening collaboration across the NSCF Network

Feb 2, 2021 | Uncategorized

Call for information: List of Research Projects, Expertise and Equipment At the recent Scientist Engagement Session held in December 2020 the hub was asked to set up a shared database of current research projects, taxonomic expertise and available equipment to enable...
NSCF is on Medium

NSCF is on Medium

Feb 2, 2021 | Latest

“Medium is an open platform where 170 million readers come to find insightful and dynamic thinking. Here, expert and undiscovered voices alike dive into the heart of any topic and bring new ideas to the surface. Our purpose is to spread these ideas and deepen...