Biogeochemistry Research Infrastructure Platform
Researching our earth, our environment and our future.
BIOGRIP
The Biogeochemistry Research Infrastructure Platform (BIOGRIP) is a South African research initiative that drives discovery in how biological, geological, chemical and physical processes interact to shape natural environments over time and space.
By broadening research in these vital Earth systems, BIOGRIP contributes to a greater understanding of environmental change and to national goals of access to clean water and sanitation, management of soil fertility, marine ecosystem productivity, and good health and well-being.
BIOGRIP was established in 2019 as one of the Research Infrastructures developed by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) as part of the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR)
Systems science
Biogeochemistry focuses on understanding how Earth's systems interact, over timespans extending from early earth history to the present. BIOGRIP researchers investigate questions ranging from the origins and diversification of life to the impact of human activity on the environment.
South African research network
Our four research nodes enable access to cutting-edge technology at the North-West University, University of the Free State, Stellenbosch University and University of Cape Town, and affiliated facilities.
