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Special Awards

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Top Scholars in South Africa Honoured 2023

MARiS Director, Prof Marcello Vichi awarded as a Top Scholar in South Africa in November 2023.

Prof Lynne Shannon Makes History as First Global South Recipient of the Prince Albert I Grand Medal for Ocean Science

Prof Lynne Shannon becomes the first Global South recipient of the Prince Albert I Grand Medal for Ocean Science, awarded in Paris on 8 December 2025.
09 Dec 2025
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E-mail: info.maris@uct.ac.za

MARIS Centre,
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Rondebosch 7701
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