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.org/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 …
Africans across the world celebrate Africa Day on this day, 25 May, which marks the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, known today as the African Union. The African Astronomical Society (AfAS) is joining the other African countries and institutions in celebrating Africa Day. As a continent, this day provides an annual …
The Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing & Astrophysics group at the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF – Rio de Janeiro/Brazil) invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate position in the field of transients and Gravitational Waves funded by FAPERJ grant.The successful applicant will work in research and develop algorithms and data analysis using state-of-art of …
Please note that ASPIRE (Astrophysics Summer Program for International Research Experience) applications for master’s students are open. The programme caters for students from under-represented groups in astronomy. This is an eight-week programme, during which students will work directly with an advisor on a cutting edge research project and be embedded in a research group. Take …
Rising Star offers the viewer an engaging and fully immersive 360-degree or fulldome glimpse into the world of South African Astronomy. Since its premiere in October 2020, the 24-minute film has been shown to audiences of all ages at planetaria across South Africa and at the Melbourne ‘Dome Under’ fulldome festival (in December 2021). Rising Star was …