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A message from Michelle

Dec 13, 2021 | Latest

This is the last newsletter for 2021 and it’s an opportunity to wish the whole NSCF community well for the holidays. It’s also a time to thank everyone for all their efforts through what has been a very difficult year and to celebrate our collective achievements...

Showcase no. 4 | Indigenous Knowledge and Local Identity

Oct 18, 2021 | Latest, Value of Collections, Value of collections Showcase

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Recording on YouTube | Iconic, Extinct & Historically Important specimens

Oct 18, 2021 | Latest, Value of collections webinar series

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International Workshop Series: How does sharing genetic sequence data impact biodiversity science and conservation?

Oct 18, 2021 | Latest

With support from the National Science Foundation, the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the USA Nagoya Protocol Action Group are organizing an online workshop series to explore how the international scientific community can study biodiversity in the...

First mollusc type specimen recorded

Oct 18, 2021 | Latest

Nelisiwe Manukuza, KZN Museum As we were checking the condition of some of the very old material in our collection we came across the first type specimen recorded in the museum. Our first recorded mollusc type specimen is Ocenebra natalensis (Smith, 1906) which is now...

An online survey on user perceptions of natural science collections in South Africa

Oct 18, 2021 | Latest, Value of Collections

As part of the Value of Collections project, the NSCF is conducting a survey on the broader researcher community perceptions of the value and use of South African natural science collections, and how access to collections and performance is judged It is hoped that the...

Recording on YouTube | Disaster Response Plan

Oct 5, 2021 | Collection Management Course, Implementation, Latest, Manual

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Call for stories | Indigenous knowledge and local identity Showcase

Oct 5, 2021 | Latest, Value of Collections, Value of collections Showcase

Our October showcase will focus on how the collections contribute to indigenous knowledge and local identity. If you are interested to contribute to this showcase please contact Shanelle at shanelle@nscf.org.za as soon as possible. The word count for your story should...

Webinar Series | Iconic, Extinct & Historically Important specimens

Oct 5, 2021 | Events, Latest, Value of Collections, Value of collections webinar series, Webinars

What stories are behind the iconic, extinct and historically important specimens that we have as a country? These specimens record the natural history of animals and plants, both existing and extinct. This record contributes to our understanding of the natural world...

Highmoor molluscs

Oct 5, 2021 | Latest

Igor Muratov, KZN Museum Unique collections held and curated at the Museum are a useful reference tool that allows monitoring long-term environmental changes in the protected areas of KwaZulu-Natal, when supplemented by the data obtained during our latest fieldwork...