About Oonsie

Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs is the coordinator of SAPECS, and co-leads the Regime Shifts in Social-Ecological Systems research theme at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden. She is also a research associate at the Centre for Studies in Complexity at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, where she is mostly based. Oonsie is funded by a Branco Weiss Society in Science Fellowship.

Southern African Young Scientists Summer Programme – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 16 SEP

The National Research Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, invites applications from doctoral students to participate in the Southern African Young Scientists Summer Programme. The programme, to be held from 24 November 2013 to 22 February 2014 at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, will enable doctoral candidates to advance their research under the direct supervision of senior scientists. Participants will be associated with a research project related to their research interests, expertise and skills, and which is compatible with their doctoral research. The programme will [...]

2013-09-25T14:51:41+02:00August 13th, 2013|Related News & Events|
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Belinda Reyers elected as Vice Chair of Future Earth Science Committee

Belinda Reyers The International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC), on behalf of the Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability, announced the members of the first Science Committee for Future Earth, a new 10-year research programme on global sustainability. The science committee will provide scientific guidance, ensure scientific quality and guide the development of new projects. Mark Stafford Smith, Science Director of CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation Flagship in Canberra, Australia will be the inaugural Chair. Melissa Leach, Director of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) [...]

2013-08-07T09:47:37+02:00August 6th, 2013|SAPECS News|
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Graeme Cumming wins NSTF-BHP Billiton Award & S2A3 British Association Medal

Graeme Cumming Announcement of the 2012/13 NSTF-BHP Billiton Award Winners The NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards honour and celebrate Outstanding Contributions to Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI). These prestigious awards celebrate, acknowledge and promote excellence in the South African Research and Development (R&D) community by cross- cutting sectors, levels, gender, and race, while recognising both individuals and teams. The NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards celebrate scientific research that is professional, innovative, forward looking and relevant to both South Africa and the rest of the world. The awards were established in 1998 and are unique in South Africa, in that the Call for Nominations [...]

2013-10-14T13:26:49+02:00August 6th, 2013|SAPECS News|
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