| Activity | Education:
University of Exeter, B.Sc. (Hons.) 1970; University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, Western Cape, ZA, M.Sc.1981; UCLA Life Sciences: Los Angeles, CA, US, Ph.D 1987
Career:
Natural resource survey, Mozambique (Loxton, Hunting and Assoc) (1971-1974); Lake ecology, Cabora Bassa, Mozambique (Loxton, Hunting and Assoc) (1974-1976); undertook Ecological research, Cape mountain catchments, Forestry Department (1976-1982); Graduate studies, UCLA California Chaparral (1982-1986); Ecological research, Cape mountain catchments, Forestry Department (1986-1987); Lecturer Botany Department, University of Cape Town (1988-1993); Professor, Botany Department, UCT (1993-2013); Chief Scientist, SAEON, National Research Foundation (2014-2018); Emeritus Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town (2013-2025).
Memberships:
Royal Society of South Africa
Fellow of the University of Cape Town
Erskine Fellow, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences, USA (2013)
Awards/Medals:
Silver medal, South African Association of Botanists
Research Fellow, Land & Water Australia (2006)
Visiting Fellow, University of Tasmania, (2012) National Research Foundation of South Africa, A1 rating 4 cycles (latest 2014)
Gold medal, South African Association of Botanists, 2016 |
| Source | Sources:
The Royal Society Fellows Directory, Professor William Bond FRS, [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/william-bond-35009/; last accessed: 17/12/2025]
University of Cape Town, Biological Sciences, Emeritus Professor William Bond [URL: https://science.uct.ac.za/department-biological-sciences/staff-academic-staff/emeritus-professor-william-bond; last accessed: 17/12/2025]
ORCID William Bond, [URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3441-2084; last accessed: 17/12/2025]
University of Cape Town News, Emeritus Professor William Bond (1948–2025), 9 December 2025, [URL: https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2025-12-09-emeritus-professor-william-bond; last accessed: 17/12/2025] |