The 18th edition of the National Festival in Popular Astronomy will be held from 22-24 June 2023 in Constantine, Algeria. The festival is supported by the IAU, AfAS as well the AUASS. The subject for this eighteenth edition is “The Infrared Universe” and we will be: “Exploring the Invisible Universe: Celebrating one year of putting […]
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World Science Forum: AfAS-IAU-OAD Side event Title of the side event: Advancing Africa’s Astronomy Agenda Organised by: African Astronomical Society (AfAS), International Astronomical Union – Office of Astronomy for Development (IAU-OAD) Date: 06 December 2022 Time: 11:30 to 13:00 CAT/UTC+2:00 Please complete this form to register for in-person or virtual participation: https://forms.gle/XvHxYMT4TkXGAfjs7 If you are attending in-person please […]
MEDIA STATEMENT: Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation (South Africa) DATE: 18 November 2022 Astronomy community mourns the passing of Prof. Ödman The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Prof. Carolina Ödman, one of South Africa’s leading astrophysicists. Prof Ödman passed away […]
Dear Colleagues, It is with sad hearts that we learn of the passing of our dear colleague, friend and astronomer, Prof. Carolina Ödman-Govender. This is a tremendous loss for the community, and she will be remembered for her amazing work, which was well appreciated in South Africa, the African continent and around the world. She […]
Dear Colleagues, Here is the latest issue of the African Astronomical Society (AfAS) Newsletter. See the newsletter at: https://afasociety.h0stname.net/newsletter-september-2022/ Covered in this issue: AfAS-2022: Second Annual Conference of the African Astronomical Society & General Assembly Forum on Astronomy in Africa 2022 (visit: https://astronomy2024.org/2022-forum-on-astronomy-in-africa/ – 25 October 2022) Registration open for SALT workshop: 14-15 November 2022 African Participation at the XXXIst General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in […]
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The National Organising Committee of the IAU General Assembly 2024 will be funding two Masters degree scholarships in astronomy for students to undertake their research at a South African university starting early in 2023. The Call for Applications for the “Astronomy in Africa” scholarships is now open and can be found on the following webpage: […]
The African Astronomical Society (AfAS) is pleased to announce the outcome of the 2022 Seed Research Grant. Launched in 2021 by the AfAS Early-Career Researcher Sub-Committee under our Science Committee, the AfAS Seed Research Grant supports research projects in Astronomy (including Astrophysics and Space Science) conducted by postgraduate students and/or early career researchers that are […]