Science and education are social activities and it is vital for scientists and students to meet and discuss. The Research Centre is an ideal situation for such interaction and it has received a continuous stream of students and researchers from all over the world over the last 20 years, some of whom have returned several times. Buffelskloof Nature Reserve is valued by researchers and students alike as a place to work where they can receive guidance around the Reserve, and in locating plants, both within the Reserve and in the region.