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Sandra Swart

@WildPasts_

“The home of lost causes and forsaken beliefs”. Rogue primate and the Professor of History at Stellenbosch University.

 Stellenbosch, South Africa
Joined November 2019
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SANParks
@SANParksOct 12
WE'RE HIRING! Looking for a career that means something? Join the team managing South Africa's most iconic national parks. Explore our latest vacancies and take the next step: buff.ly/3e9MKWw Know someone who'd be a great fit? Tag them below or share this post! #Hiring #JobSeekersSA #CareerOpportunity #Jobs
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C•I•B@InvasionScienceOct 2
⏰ Only TWO weeks left to register for the National Symposium on Biological Invasions 2026! Don't miss out! Register before 16 October 2026 at: bioinvasionsymposium.co.za/r…
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C•I•B@InvasionScienceOct 2
📣 We're hiring! 📣A two-year funded post-doc on the impacts of biological invasions on human livelihoods. Closing date for applications: 30 October 2026 For more information, visit: blogs.sun.ac.za/cib/project/…
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@CapeTownEtcAug 29
Cape Town residents are being asked to help researchers track African harrier-hawks across the city. Sightings, particularly of nests and chicks, can be reported between Bellville and Simon’s Town, with photos and videos also welcome: capetownetc.com/conservation…

Cape Town residents urged to report African harrier-hawk sightings

Cape Town residents are being asked to report African harrier-hawk sightings, nests and chicks to support an urban wildlife research project.

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Ruth Morgan@ruthamorganAug 27
Working in the environmental humanities? If you have a fresh take on new approaches/concepts/methods/sources - plz submit your pitch for the Approaches section in OUP's Environmental Change & Human Experience academic.oup.com/oxford-inte…

Current Calls for Papers

Oxford Intersections reflects the critical role that peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research plays in helping policy- and decision-makers tackle the world

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The University of Oxford is advertising a 2-year Teaching Fellowship in Economic and Social History starting 1 Sep 2026. Applications close 1 Jul 2026. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
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Johan Fourie
@JohanFourieZAJun 15
We are looking for students that studied at South African universities with a strong record in economics, mathematics and statistics, the curiosity to work on hard questions, and the patience to spend several years building real expertise. If that sounds like you – or a friend – you can read the details and apply at econpipeline.org.
The South African Economics Pipeline

The South African Economics Pipeline

A selective bursary and training programme that prepares South African students for doctoral study at leading economics departments abroad.

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Dr Chris Young@drchrisyoung1Mar 20
Job Alert 🚨: We are looking for field assistants to join our research projects in South Africa studying chacma baboons. Expenses coved. Please get in touch if interested and share widely. See attached advert 👇
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Call for Applications - Postdoctoral Researcher - Member of the REVENANT (Revivals of Empire: Nostalgia, Amnesia, Tribulation) Research Group. buff.ly/hsiYoiN Deadline: April 5, 2026.
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Dereck Joubert
@dereckbeverlyMar 4
The Cape's leopards have carved their own path through time and adversity. Genetically unique, resilient and elusive ... wilderness finds a way. phys.org/news/2026-02-leopar…

Leopards adapted to South Africa's Cape so successfully that they're genetically unique

Animals of the same species don't always look the same. From birds with different beak shapes to mammals that vary in size or color, populations living in different places can often look very...

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Free webinar from Cultural Survival - Rekindling Indigenous Kinship and Foodways. Mar 18, 2026, 12pm ET. "Indigenous foodways and kinship with plants, animals, and ecosystems are central to the resilience and regenerative lifeways of Indigenous Peoples." us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Submissions are invited for a new book series - Posthumanities and Citizenship Futures, at Bloomsbury. "...there is a need to conceive new narratives for our species and planet that extend beyond anthropocentrism." bloomsbury.com/us/series/pos…
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Sandra Swart@WildPasts_8 Jul 2025
Article Prize — ICEHO! So excited. This prize is named for one of my fav environmental historians plus I get to be a judge with my mates ⁦@ruthamorgan⁩ and Shen Hou. iceho.org/prize
Prize — ICEHO

Prize — ICEHO

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Chad Orzel@orzelc6 Oct 2025
My low-key favorite thing about Nobel Prize announcement season is that the Literature prize is announced a full hour later than the others, because writers.
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CapeNature@CapeNature127 Sep 2025
Pen it. Post it. Prize it. 🌿 Follow The Papery and CapeNature 🖊 Share this post and comment 11-word (or shorter!) of your best nature experience 🎁 Win a new prize every day 🌟 Day 11 = Fynbos Box finale! T&Cs apply. #CapeNature #AccessWeek #CapeNaturexThePapery
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Apply now for the Stellenbosch University 2026 Postgraduate Scholarship Programme (PSP) – fully funded Masters & PhD scholarships: wp.me/p23f03-g5x #StellenboschUniversity #Scholarships #Masters #PhD
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Watch: Rare Senegal ghost elephant spotted on camera wildlife.org/watch-rare-sene…

Watch: Rare Senegal ghost elephant spotted on camera - The Wildlife Society

The animal may be the last of its kind in the West African nation

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Join the BZS research day for a lively debate on the writing of Zimbabwe's history at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. This will be a hybrid event - sign up using this link eventbrite.com/cc/history-hi…
History, Histories and Historians - BZS RD25 by Britain Zimbabwe Society (BZS) - margaret.ling@ge...

History, Histories and Historians - BZS RD25 by Britain Zimbabwe Society (BZS) - margaret.ling@ge...

Join BZS RD25 for lively debate on the writing of Zimbabwe's history over past years, and be introduced to exciting new scholarship. This is a two day, hybrid event, in-person at St Antony's College,...

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This edition includes an article about the perilous state of African penguins, requiring action in Namibia and South Africa. A thought-provoking piece on the extinct Cape/desert warthog considers the possibility of introducing the similar Somali warthog into SA and Namibia. 2/
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Free books for African students!!! The EcoEvo Book Scheme provides free books to support postgraduate students passionate about ecology, evolution, and conservation. Are you eligible and want to apply? Sign up link in threads below #freebooks #africanstudents #Ecoevo #smacon – at Calabar, Nigeria
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