Welcome to week 7 iPlaneteers. Here is what you need to know:

• Time to cycle over to Week 7 now!

• Marks are already out on the EMP. 

  • 🥇We now have a sole leader! Well done to Unarine Phophi who is clear in the race for the top spot!

  • 🥈 VERY close behind are Tsona Mapea and Gloria Pucoe

• Special mentions

  • • Top UCT student Sbusiso Madonda

    • Top UMP spot goes to Sambo Akhona 

    • Top in the whole Eastern Cape is Muponisi Makhubele

Welcome to the 60% mark! You know the drill by now! Let's get to business.

• Week 6 is out now. Head over to check it out!

• Marks are OUT NOW on the EMP.

• Well done to those at the top of charts:

  • 🥇Tsona   (University of Limpopo)

  • 🥇Olwethu (North West University)

  • 🥇Gloria (SPU) - new at the top!

We have reach the midway peak (or nadir) of the course - its Week 5.

• Your marks are out on the EMP. 

• Well done to those at the top of charts:

  • 🥇Tsona   (University of Limpopo)

  • 🥇Olwethu (North West University)

  • 🥇Unarine (University of Venda)

• Shout out to those top for their university:

  • 🥈Gloria (SPU)

  • 🥈Asher (UP)

  • 🥈Muponisi (WSU)

• This week's Hangout with a Scientist features HPW Core Lecturer's Lola (Water) and Noxolo (Paleoclimate). 

  • Join us at 3pm on Thursday. 

  • Come with questions for the team! 

• Dr Carl will review your exam mistakes, before the end of the week.

This week we move from oceans of water to oceans of time. 

• Click here to get started

• Happy Heritage Day 🇿🇦🇿🇦. Please be patient if things are a little slow whilst the elves are celebrating by making their traditional elven flatbreads. 

• Your marks are out on the EMP now!

• Congrats to our current top 4, the only people still on 100%!

  • Tsona  Mapea (University of Limpopo) 🥇

  • Olwethu Nyathi (North West University) 🥇

  • Unarine Phophi (University of Venda) 🥇

  • Gloria Pucoe (Sol Plaatje University) 🥇

• Exam will be out Thursday. 

Is it Week 3 Already? Let me answer myself - YES IT IS. Here is what you need to know. 

• Week 3 is out now. Click the link to go get started!

• Marks are out on the  EMP.

• The first Hangout with a Scientist session will be Thursday 18th at 3pm. This week we'll be hanging out with Duncan from the Atmosphere lecture and Puseletso from the Ocean lecture. Please come ready to ask D&P a question about anything you'd like! 

Welcome to week 2! Great that you made it here. Click here to get started!

Notices:

• The elves are busy awarding marks for the intro exercise on the EMP. If you don't have yours by Thursday 12.00. Let us know tomorrow. 

• This week there is the first exam. Please ensure you use your new exam number, else you won't get marks. Check it now! The exam is out Thursday.

• Week 2 has the most work of any week, some of it can be watched later (this is indicated). Please note it gets less busy from here!

The first week of HPW2025 online is finally here! Click on this link (or on the picture) to get started. 

Announcements this week:

• The HPW Online Marks Portal is now open. Please hop over there to find your exam number (needed for all HPW tasks). Please write it down and keep it safe this week as it will not be displayed from next week on. Your exam number is NOT the row number, and begins with a '#'.

• Week 1 FAQs:

  • "My name isn't on the Marks Portal?"  - complete the week 1 exercise and it will be

  • "I appear twice on the Marks Portal?" - just use one exam number and stick with it. Your alter-ego will fail with 0, but you will be fine :)

  • "Can I DM or email my video instead of post" - only with permission from DC due to extenuating circumstances. You can drop him a DM about this. 

Check out what ACCESS and the HPW online course are about. Click here