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 …
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 …
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 …
The ZSSA Wildlife Photography Competition ran from the 25th May until the 11th June 2021. The event was hosted on Instagram by Tshepiso Malelantje, our student representative. The ZSSA council assisted with the selection of the 10 best photos while the sponsors had the opportunity to choose the three winning photos. We are pleased to …
VIRTUAL CONGRESS GUIDE The following videos are an introduction to the OnAir Virtual Platform. These videos show the different content and different functionality and features that are included in the Virtual Conference Platform. These videos will help you by providing you with some visuals of what to expect in order to enjoy this great virtual …
Welcome to our three new members on the ZSSA Council who were nominated for council at the end of last year! They are Dr. Ute Schwaiboldt, Dr. Melissa Boonzaaier and Ms. Mpho Malematja Ute Schwaibold Dr. Ute Schwaibold holds a PhD in Zoology (Animal Behaviour) and has been with the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental …
Congratulations to the winners of the photo competition held on the our Instagram page! They are: Cormac Price Samuel Cox Blair Cowie Dewald Kleynhans Remember to like our Instagram Page at https://www.instagram.com/zssa_official/
We are excited to announce that our student council member, Tshepiso Majelantle (tshepiso.majelantle@zoology.up.ac.za), has created an Instagram Page for our society! To launch our new Instagram page, a wildlife photography competition with exciting prices to win is in the pipeline! But please first like and follow the page to take part and to find out …
Dear Colleagues, It is with regret that we have to inform you of the Local Organising Committee’s decision to postpone the ICZ 2020 Conference that was to be hosted in July this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has had a dire impact on countries and communities around the world, as well as the …
We are happy to announce that the deadline for abstracts submissions has been extended to 31 March 2020. Early bird registrations also close on 31 March. If you could please forward this final call for abstracts to all staff in your departments. We are especially keen to showcase Zoological research from South African Universities and …
23rd International Zoological Congress 19 – 24 July 2020 in Cape Town Read More »
