A huge congratulations to the following student members who received the awards for the best students in Zoology for the 2025 academic year. Students, please contact Elma Marais (office@zssa.co.za) to activate your free student membership for one year with the ZSSA! Student winners for the 2025 academic year INSTITUTION 3rd Year Student Honours […]
Best third year and honours students for the year 2024
Congratulations to the following student members who received the awards for the best students in Zoology during 2024. Students, please contact Elma Marais (office@zssa.co.za) to activate your free student membership for one year with the ZSSA. Student winners for the 2024 academic year INSTITUTION 3rd Year Student Honours Student Nelson Mandela University Elizabeth
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Student Awards 2023
The following students in their third and honours years at various universities were awarded with the best student awards for 2023. Congratulations to you all. Please remember to send us your full address and email address so that we can activate you your free year of ZSSA membership! Student winners for the 2023 academic year
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Section 20 presentation at ZSSA 2023
During the recent ZSSA conference, a workshop was held on DAFF regulations and Section 2o. Dr Grietjie de Klerk kindly made a slide show of her presentation available. Dr de Klerk is the Deputy Director at the Sub-directorate: Epidemiology, Directorate: Animal Health, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. Open the link below to
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British Ecological Society blog: Read Mahlatse Fortunate Mashapu’s story
For Black History Month 2023, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. In this blog, Mahlatse Fortunate Mashaphu from South Africa shares her story and journey in academia. https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2023/10/03/black-history-month-2023/
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Student Awards 2022 academic year
Congratulations to the final and honours Zoology students who were nominated for the ZSSA Best Student Awards for the 2022 academic year! If you have not been informed by your universities yet, please contact us at office@zssa.co.za. University Best Third Year Students Best Honours Students University of Pretoria Bridget O’Connor Ms Mila Geldenhuys University of
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OBITUARY SUE NICOLSON (1950 – 2023)
With the passing of Professor Sue Nicolson on 27 April 2023, South Africa’s zoological community has lost a respected and internationally acclaimed leader in the field of animal physiology. Sue was a warm and engaging colleague who led by example and enjoyed the deep respect of all who knew her. Born in Dargaville, New Zealand
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Student winners for the 2021 academic year
Congratulations to the following students from various universities who received awards for the best Zoology student in 2021: University Best Third Year Students Best Honours Students University of Pretoria Lisa Garner Olivia Chalwin-Milton University of Stellenbosch Isabella de Beer Caitlin Ching Sent University of Cape Town Benjamin Heather-Clark Mr Rion Cuthill University of the Western
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Student winners for the 2020 academic year
Congratulations to the following students from various universities who received awards for the best Zoology student in 2020: Universities 3rd year Hons University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg) Cara Jaclyn Bailey Sindiswa Zondo University of the Western Cape Emma Elizabeth Buckley Danelle Van Den Berg University of Witwatersrand Janiel Padayachy Paris Pencharz University of Stellenbosch Miss Jess
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