NISC News

Gill Memorial Medal to David George Allan

David Allan, an accomplished academic ornithologist and an avid birdwatcher has won the Gill Memorial Medal. As BirdLife's most prestigious award it is given for outstanding lifetime contributions to ornithology in southern Africa. Although Allan...

Call for Papers: African-European Birds

Leading up to the International Ornithological Congress 2022, Ostrich Journal of African Ornithology will be publishing a special issue titled, “Africa’s European Birds”. Europe and Africa have strong ornithological ties, and understanding ornithology in Africa is...

Special Issue: Bridging the gap between research and language practice

The field of language practice has grown exponentially in Africa, with South Africa enjoying international acclaim in subfields such as translation, editing and audiovisual translation. Issues relating to language in higher education and language policy...

Special Issue: African urban birds

Urbanisation is globally and rapidly expanding, with profound consequences for wildlife. Current knowledge is heavily biased towards temperate cities in Europe and North America, but there is an urgent need to address urbanisation patterns and...

Lockdown and Being: Space, Place, Movement: Call for papers

The Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology invites contributions to a special edition on the theme: “Space, Place, Movement”. The special issue will be edited by Gregory Swer and Helen-Mary Cawood and brings to the fore how...