The GEOTRACES Summer School 2025 took place from November 17 to 21, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa, training 36 students in the marine biogeochemistry of trace elements and their isotopes. The program featured a combination of morning lectures, afternoon practicals, fieldwork, and evening events, led by 15 international GEOTRACES experts.
Lecturers: Lise Artigue, Erin Bertrand, Ryan Cloete, Tim Conway, Greg Cutter, Susanne Fietz, Jessica Fitzsimmons, David González Santana, Laramie Jensen, Rhiannon Jones, William M. Landing, Rob Middag, Taryn Noble, Hélène Planquette, Tommy Ryan-Keogh, Mak Saito, Alessandro Tagliabue, Adi Torfstein, Zhouling Zhang, Thato Mtshali.
Scientific Committee: Hélène Planquette, IUEM, France; Thomas Ryan-Keogh CSIR South Africa; Susanne Fietz, Stellenbosch University South Africa.
The summer school was supported by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), GEOTRACES. Link to the event.