| 2/19/2025 | Dr. Thomas Felis (MARUM, University of Bremen) and Dr. Miriam Pfeiffer (Kiel University, CAU)
| | | CLIVAR | 12h00 UTC |
| 2/20/2025 | Dr. Wade De Kock (South African Polar Research Infrastructure)
| | | SAEON | 14h00 SAST |
| 2/25/2025 | Petra HeilAustralian Antarctic Division
| | | CLIVAR & partners | 9h00 UTC |
| 3/10/2025 | Dr. Samantha Siedlecki
(University of Connecticut)
| | UCT Oceanography Seminar Room & Online
| UCT-SANCOR | 13h00 SAST |
| 3/13/2025 | Dr. Katherine HutchinsonCNRS - Sorbonne - LOCEAN – NEMO, France
| | | UCT-SANCOR | 13h00 SAST |
| 3/17/2025 | Dr. Chris Lindemann
Norwegian Institute for Water Research | | | UCT-SANCOR | 13h00 SAST |
| 5/20/2025 | Dr. Judy Mann-LangTwo Oceans Aquarium
AND
Dr. Bruce Mann
Oceanographic Research Institute & Rhodes University
| | NMU Ocean Sciences Campus & Online
| CMR NMU | 9h00 SAST |
| 5/21/2025 | | | | Mahlalela Mentorship Programme | 13h00 SAST |
| 5/23/2025 | Dr. Mfundo BizaniAND
Dr. Phumlile Cotiyane-Pondo
NRF-SAEON Shallow Marine and Coastal Research Infrastructure
| | NMU Ocean Sciences Campus & Online
| NMU CMR | 9h00 SAST |
| 5/29/2025 | Speakers include: Dr. Lara Atkinson (NRF-SAEON) &
Sinothando Shibe
(SANParks)
| Seamount Deep Dive on the Around Africa Expedition | | OceanX and Partners | 15h00 SAST |
| 6/2/2025 | | Waste minimisation and management for a climate resilient future
| | CMR | 13h00 SAST |
| 6/18/2025 | Dr Kolisa SinyayaUlwazi Scientific Communications, Research & Ocean Consulting
| | | Mahlalela Mentorship Programme | 13h00 |
| 6/18/2025 | Jasmine Eggleton Sofar Ocean Dr. Tommy Bornman
SAEON André Hoek
STS
| Building South Africa’s real-time coastal observation network
| | SOFAR | 16h00 SAST |
| 6/25/2025 | Alexa FredstonUniversity of California Santa Cruz
Kathryn Smith
Marine Biological Association of the UK
| Marine Heatwaves in the Global Ocean
| | CLIVAR | 15h00 UTC |
| 7/3/2025 | | Durban Eddies: Coastal Drivers in the Shadoe of the Agulhas Current
| | NRF-SAEON | 14h00 SAST |
| 7/16/2025 | | | | Mahlalela Mentorship Programme | 13h00 SAST |
| 7/25/2025 | Speaker Panel includes Prof. Anusha Rajkaran
Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape | Mangroves + Machines - Leveraging Technology for Monitoring and Conservation
| | The Glow Project | 11h00 SAST |
| 8/7/2025 | Dr. Kathryn Morrissey & Brishan Kalyan | Bridging Oceans and Orbits: SA's Role in the ESA Ocean Training Course Aboard Stasraad Lehmkuhl
| | NRF-SAEON | 14h00 SAST |
| 8/14/2025 | | Small Islands, Big Challenges, Voices from the Blue
| | WIOMSA | 18h30 SAST |
| 8/15/2025 | | The intersection of coastal dynamics, climate adaptation, and hydrological planning
| | CMR | 9h00 SAST |
| 8/20/2025 | Suzanne Wolhuter Helices Tech
Jesse Smith
PPS
| Financial Literacy Part 1
| | Mahlalela Mentorship Programme | 13h00 SAST |
| 8/22/2025 | Joana GonzálezCLIVAR, China
| Climate and Ocean Science for the Future: What CLIVAR is and why it matters to you.
| | NANO-DOAP | 13h00 UTC |
| 8/27/2025 | Suzanne Wolhuter Helices Tech
Jesse Smith
PPS
| Financial Literacy Part 2
| | Mahlalela Mentorship Programme | 13h00 SAST |
| 8/27/2025 | Prof. David Budtz PedersenAalborg University, Denmark
| New Roles of Science Communication in Driving Societal Impact and Partnerships
| | CREST | 11h00 SAST |
| 8/28/2025 | | Open Climate: Advancing data sharing for climate action through academia and research communities
| | ASSAf & partners | 10h00 SAST |
| 9/3/2025 | Suzanne Wolhuter Helices Tech
Jesse Smith
PPS
| Financial Literacy (Part 3 of 3) Savings vs. Investments: Striking the Right Balance
| | Mahlalela Mentorship Programme | 13h00 SAST |
| 9/4/2025 | Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) and supported by the IORA Secretariat
| Ocean Accounts in the Indian Ocean Region
| | IORA and Partners | 9h00 SAST |
| 9/19/2025 | | Seagrass cover and composition & Macroalgae canopy cover and composition
| | AIR Centre | 13h00 UTC |
| 9/26/2025 | Dr Chris Oosthuizen Institute for Coastal and Marine Research | Towards Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management in Antarctica: using animal-borne sensors to monitor prey consumption in chinstrap penguins | | CMR | 12h00 SAST |
| 10/2/2025 | Prof. Thomas BornmanNRF-SAEON Elwandle Node & SMCRI
| Development of a pilot Coastal GHG Observing System in South Africa
| | NRF-SAEON | 14h00 SAST |
| 10/2/2025 | Dr Lesley van Helden, Greg Oelofse, Arne Purves, Dr Ilse Jenkinson & Dr Brett Gardner
| Rabies in Cape Fur Seals
| | IWSC & GSN | 15h00 SAST |
| 10/2/2025 | | Cultivation of Cyperus textilis: Eco-Engineering for Sustainable Coastal Solutions
| | NRF-SAIAB | 10h30 SAST |
| 10/9/2025 | Drs Matthew Long and Alicia Karspeck[C]Worthy
| An overview of the science and current research landscape of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal
| | SOCCO | 13h00 SAST |
| 10/10/2025 | Dr Amelie LuhedeInstitute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg & the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, Germany | Do we need more data? Using Value of Information in conservation decision-making | | CMR NMU | 12h00 SAST |
| 10/13/2025 | Prof. Weidong YuSun Yat-Sen University, China
| Diversity of the Austral Summer Quasi-biweekly Oscillation in the Southwestern Indian Ocean
| | UCT-SANCOR | 13h00 SAST |
| 10/15/2025 | Thabani MtsiSabela Studios
| Communication Skills: The Mechanics of Speaking with Confidence
| | Mahlalela Mentorship Programme | 13h00 SAST |
| 10/15/2025 | Dr Martin Bekker
School of Electrical and Information Engineering at Witwatersrand University
| Good AI, Bad AI, nonsense AI
| | ASSAf and partners | 17h00 SAST |
| 10/21/2025 | Alexander Turra Chair of Oceans 20 under G20 Brazil Presidency, UNESCO Chair for Ocean Sustainability.
Dr Tammy Morris Ocean20 South Africa Lead Coordinator, SAEON | Reflections from Oceans20 Brazil on the outcomes and recommendations from the Brazil 2024 G20 Presidency
Insights from Oceans20 South Africa on priorities under South Africa’s current leadership
| | All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) | 13h00 UTC |
| 10/22/2025 | Sara Bebbington, Rob Freeman and Dr Oscar GilbertIOP Publishing
| Unlock your publishing potential: a webinar for researchers in South Africa
| | IOP Publishing | 11h00 SAST |
| 10/22/2025 | Prof Francesco PaparellaMubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
| The scale hierarchy problem in ocean biogeochemistry
| | UCT-SANCOR | 11h00 SAST |
| 10/23/2025 | Professor Mike BrutonFormer SAIAB Director
| The Significance of Charles Darwin’s Visit to the Cape of Good Hope in April 1836.
| | NRF-SAIAB | 14h30 SAST |
| 10/30/2025 | Norma Munguía Aldaraca, Director General for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Julian Barbière, Marine Policy Head and UN Ocean Decade Coordinator, IOC-UNESCO Cynthia Barzuna, Deputy Director, Ocean Program, World Resources Institute Marinez Scherer, COP30 Special Envoy for the Ocean Nii Moi Thompson, Senior Advisor to the President on the Sustainable Development Goals of Ghana Salvador Vega, Head of the Oceans Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile
| Launch of technical manual: “Handbook on Sustainable Ocean Plans: A practitioners’ guide.”
| | Ocean Panel, World Resources Institute | 16h00 GMT |
| 10/30/2025 | Dr Philip James GOAP Secretariat, UNSW Centre for Sustainable Development Reform Rachel Thoms
World Resources Institute
| Integrating social data into ocean accounts
| | Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) | 14h00 GMT |
| 11/4/2025 | | Developing ocean accounts to support the Western Indian Ocean Regional Ocean Governance Strategy | | Nairobi Convention Secretariat & partners | 12h00 EAT |
| 11/4/2025 | Dr. Sen ZhaoUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, USA
| ENSO and Tropical Basin Interactions: Conceptual Insights on Dynamics and Predictability
| | CLIVAR Tropical Basin Interaction Research Focus | 04h00 UTC |
| 11/7/2025 | Prof Robert EagleDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA
| Non-traditional isotope measurements on teeth as proxies for thermophysiology and diet
| UCT Archaeology Teaching Studio, Beattie Room 3.10
| UCT Archaeology | 12pm SAST |
| 11/12/2025 | Dr. Rachel FurnerEuropean Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK
| Developing a data-driven ocean model
| | CLIVAR Ocean Model Development Panel | 14h00 UTC |
| 11/21/2025 | | Seabirds abundance and distribution AND
Marine mammal abundance and distribution
| | Air Centre | 13h00 UTC |
