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ICT in Science – Towards empowered South African Citizens
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Science engagement plays a pivotal role in bringing trusted information to the public, however, not all communities are accessible in South Africa and science engagers are in short supply. Alternative ways need to be ...
Humanities Book Award Ceremony 2021
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Prof Charles van Onselen was awarded the 2021 ASSAf Humanities Book Award for his book titled The Night Trains: Moving Mozambican Miners to and from South Africa, circa 1902-1955. For more than 50 years, privately operated ...
Crisis and catastrophe: the motor of South African history?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Annual Humanities Lecture Webinar hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on 5 October 2021. Presented by Assistant Prof Jacob Dlamini, Princeton University, United States of America.
In 1977, R.W. ...
Women in Science: Prof Helen Rees
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
In this video, Prof Helen Rees shares more on her science career as a woman. This documentary formed part of the South African National Science Week from 2-8 August 2021.
In commemoration of women’s day held annually ...
Understanding the scourge of predatory journals and conferences in academia
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Presented as part of Science Forum South Africa 2021. This presentation highlights some of the key emerging findings and recommendations of an InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) study “Combatting predatory academic journals ...
Highlights of the 2021 webinar series on reducing poverty and inequality in South Africa post-COVID
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022)
The Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) is a committee of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In July 2020, the ASSAf Council mandated the committee to focus ...
SA Launch IYBSSD 2022
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022-08)
This roundtable discussion formed part of the launch of the SA International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD 2022). More information can be accessed at https://iybssd.africa/. Programme:
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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 ...