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20 Years of Excellence 1996 - 2016
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)20 Years of Excellence 1996 – 2016 recounts the 20 years of ASSAf’s existence since the early 1990s when trailblazers in academia gave of their time and energy to realise a dream of establishing a fully representative, ...
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2023 World Food Day Webinar on “Opportunities towards Sustainable Food Security in South African Urban Settings”
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Green Youth Network (GYN), 2023)World Food Day (WFD) is celebrated across 150 countries yearly on 16th of October. The theme for 2023 is Water is life, water is food: leave no one behind. The campaign intents to raise awareness worldwide on water as a ...
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3rd South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) Science and Society Symposium - Science and (Un)Certainty: Exploring Science, Knowledge Production, Communication and Uptake in a Post-Truth World
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018-06)This report is the summary of the meeting proceedings of the 3rd South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) Science and Society Symposium which took place from 8 – 9 March 2018 at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU), ...
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3rd Worldwide Meeting of National Young Academies: One Health – Health and Development
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018-03)This report is the summary of the meeting proceedings of the Third Worldwide Meeting of National Young Academies which took place from 20 to 21 July 2017 at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg, South ...
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5th Annual ASSAf Science-Business Leadership Forum titled “Unmasking the Enigma called FinTech”
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2023)The concept of ‘money’ and the world of financial services and products have undergone a remarkable transformative evolution since the Global Financial Crisis, propelled by technological advancements and the global shift ...
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The 5th National Global Change Conference; Transformative Futures for Water Security Seminar
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2023)The 5th National Global Change Conference organised by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with the University of the Free State (UFS), took place at ...
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7th Annual South African Young Scientists' Conference 2016, Human Rights
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)This report stems from proceedings from the 7th Annual Young Scientists’ Conference held on 6 to 7, October 2016 where human rights in general, and the rights of scientists in particular, were addressed by some 80 young ...
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Academic Freedom Statement From The Academy Of Science Of South Africa (ASSAf), published in the SAJS, v106(3/4), 2010.
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2010-04-13)This Statement was published in the South African Journal of Science, 106(3/4), (2010). Academic Freedom statement from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2010. https://sajs.co.za/article/view/10172
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Addressing the global challenges of multimorbidity – lessons from South Africa
(Academy of Medical Sciences, 2016)The main objective of this workshop was to consider the burden of multimorbidity in South Africa and the UK, and ask how we can achieve a more coherent and consistent approach to defining, researching, and addressing m ...
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Addressing the Recent Measles Outbreak in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2023)South Africa is grappling with a notable resurgence of measles, a highly contagious viral infection that poses a serious threat to public health. This recent measles outbreak has raised concerns about immunisation coverage, ...
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Advancing multisectoral and life-course approaches in mental health research
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), 2023)Although there is some evidence of increasing investment, mental health services are a neglected aspect of healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.* However, the COVID-19 pandemic – and control measures associated with it – ...
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African Academy Development: Strengthening Southern African Development Community (SADC) Science Academies for better service to society workshop
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022)The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), SADC Secretariat, and Lesotho Academy for Science and Technology (LAST) jointly hosted a SADC Academies Workshop on 5 December ...
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African Open Science Platform - Part II: Frameworks
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)
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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019-08)This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk ...
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Africa’s Commitments and Actions of the Issue of Climate Change and Global Warming
(Network of African Science Academies (NASAC), 2016)
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Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2019)In 2015, South Africa joined other member states of the United Nations (UN) to sign and ratify the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda). The UN consequently established the Technology Facilitation Mechanism ...
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Annual National Scholarly Editors’ Forum (NSEF) Meeting
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)ASSAf’s Scholarly Publishing Programme (SPP) hosted its annual National Scholarly Editors’ Forum (NSEF) two-days meeting on 10 and 11 November 2021. The NSEF annual meeting is an opportunity for scholarly journal editors ...
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Annual National Scholarly Editors’ Forum (NSEF) Meeting
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022-11)ASSAf’s Scholarly Publishing Programme (SPP) hosted its annual National Scholarly Editors’ Forum (NSEF) two-days meeting on 21 and 22 November 2022. The NSEF annual meeting is an opportunity for scholarly journal editors ...
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ASSAf and NHREC POPIA Stakeholder Engagement with the RECs, 18 May 2021
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)ASSAf is facilitating the process to develop a Code of Conduct for Research under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), having hosted three stakeholder events that were attended by scientists and researchers ...
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ASSAf Copyright Amendment Bill Workshop, 29 June 2021
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)The genesis of the Copyright Amendment Bill was in 2009, when the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiated various studies and impact assessments. In July 2015, the DTI published a Draft Copyright Amendment Bill ...