Abbie Topping – August 2026 We’re very pleased to share that Santa Mervien Alexandra, has recently started her PhD at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong. Her research focuses on Indonesia and its role in international fisheries governance, with the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) at the centre...

Ahmad Husein – August 2026 SFACT is proud to inform you that our scholarship awardee, Ilham, has accomplished his doctoral study at the IPB University after successfully defending his dissertation in a doctoral promotion open senate session held in IPB University, Bogor, West Java on August 6th, 2026. Ilham, who started the study in 2020,...

Ahmad Husein – June 2026 We are delighted to welcome Scott Schrempf as the next SFACT Scholarship’s awardee. Scott started his PhD in May 2026 supervised by Dr. Megan Bailey at Dalhousie University. His doctoral thesis, entitled ‘Addressing Inequity in International Tuna Fisheries Management through a Human Rights-Centred Approach,’ will focus on how human rights...

Ahmad Husein – October 2025 SFACT is delighted to provide support for Selvia Oktaviyani, a researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), for her doctoral research at IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia. He is conducting a study on the population structure, stock status, and management of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in Indonesian waters....

Ahmad Husein – August 2025 SFACT scholar Lucinda ‘Lulu’ Middleton earned her PhD at Charles Darwin University after accomplished research titled “Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems: The role of mangroves and their potential to support gendered food and nutrition security in Indonesia.”  Her research looks into the often-overlooked role of mangroves in supporting gendered food and nutrition...