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Cape Peninsula University of Technology staff join marine instrument training in Netherlands
Staff from a South African university and two national research platforms took a specialised course on the CytoSense flow cytometer, hosted by the company CytoBuoy in Woerden, according to the NRF.
Why it matters: Staff of Cape Peninsula University of Technology, SMCRI and SAPRI are the direct participants in this marine research instrument course.
South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF) reported that staff from Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) took part in a specialised course on the CytoSense flow cytometer.
Delegates from two national research platforms, the Shallow Marine and Coastal Research Infrastructure (SMCRI) and the South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI), also joined the course, the NRF said.
According to the NRF, the company CytoBuoy hosted the training in the Dutch town of Woerden.
The NRF framed the visit as a way of strengthening capacity for marine research.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The participants were staff from CPUT, SMCRI and SAPRI, and the NRF presents their course in Woerden as strengthening marine research capacity.
