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Over 750 Visitors Discover the World of Aquatic Science at NRF-SAIAB Open Day

South African Institute for Aquatic BiodiversityRef: https://saiab.ac.za/over-750-visitors-discover-the-world-of-aquatic-science-at-nrf-saiab-open-day/

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Collected on 29 July 2026

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What this means

This is a news and events article by the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB) about its National Science Month Open Day. It reports that more than 750 visitors attended the Open Day at NRF-SAIAB headquarters in Makhanda on Friday, 24 July 2026, and that visitors participated in facility tours, interactions with scientists and staff, and hands-on science activities. The article also states the event formed part of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation’s (DSTI) National Science Month programme and notes national television coverage by SABC News, with partner organisations from NRF-SAEON, Rhodes University (DIFS and Zoology & Entomology), and the Albany Museum.

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Reference

https://saiab.ac.za/over-750-visitors-discover-the-world-of-aquatic-science-at-nrf-saiab-open-day/

Key Takeaways

  • Event: National Science Month Open Day
  • Organiser: NRF-SAIAB (National Research Foundation’s South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity)
  • Date: Friday, 24 July 2026
  • Reported attendance: more than 750 visitors
  • Location: NRF-SAIAB headquarters in Makhanda
  • Programme: DSTI National Science Month
  • Activities: research facility tours, interactions with scientists/students/interns/support staff, hands-on science activities
  • Research themes mentioned: aquatic biodiversity, genomics, freshwater and marine ecosystems, conservation science
  • Partners: NRF-SAEON, Rhodes University (DIFS; Department of Zoology and Entomology), Albany Museum
  • Media coverage: national television coverage from SABC News
  • Article date: July 29, 2026
  • Author/credit shown: Mbali Ngulube
  • South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB)
  • National Research Foundation (NRF)
  • Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI)
  • NRF-South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON)
  • Rhodes University
  • Rhodes University Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science (DIFS)
  • Rhodes University Department of Zoology and Entomology
  • Albany Museum
  • SABC News
  • Mbali Ngulube

Dates

Closing Date

24 July 2026