#SAYASblog This week we say bye-bye to the brain science blogger neurojo sayasblog.com/2023/12/14/the… Via SAYAS

#SAYASblog This week we have our final blog post from ij sayasblog.com/2023/12/21/the… Via SAYAS

#SAYASblog Finally, wrapping up another year of SAYAS blogging, Mukhtaar Waja reflects on the shortest long year of his life sayasblog.com/2023/12/28/202… Via SAYAS

Your Voice Matters AcademyofScienceSA National Research Foundation of South Africa DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION CSIR 🇿🇦 HSRC.ac.za Voter Registration Weekend- 3 & 4 February 2024. At SA Young Scientist, we understand the pivotal role your voice plays in shaping the future of our nation. Your unique perspective as a young scientist is…#VOTE

The AcademyofScienceSA Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Prof Baldassar gives a public lecture at University of Limpopo on Transnational Families Care National Research Foundation of South Africa DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION HSRC.ac.za [email protected] #SocialScientists

Have missed the SAYAS blog these past few months? This year we are inviting ALL masters, PhD students and postdocs to attend our science communication workshop, and to have a chance to have their work published on the blog! forms.gle/MeTQWTx819g7yS… RSVP by 22 July 2024

Congratulations to Prof Jennifer Fitchett, Prof: Physical Geography Wits University winner of the NSTF- South32 Communication Award. She received the award for her involvement in both communicating her own science to the public & in training early career researchers in science

We are proud to announce that our Associate Editor for Earth and Environmental Sciences, Prof. Jennifer Fitchett, has been honoured with the prestigious NSTF-South32 Communication Award last night. Congratulations! #NSTFawards2024 #scicomms

Three WADDP researchers & SAYAS members now part of Global Young Academy – A Global First Assoc. Prof. Thashree Marimuthu & Dr. Gillian Dumsile Mahumane join Prof. Pradeep Kumar as GYA members. Read more: buff.ly/4dgzo77

📢 📢 Congratulations, to the ASSAf Member Prof Irvy Gledhill. Who received the NSFT: Science Diplomacy for Africa Award, for her work in supporting knowledge sharing, collaborations across the continent & advocacy for the African perspective in research.

The iNanoWS Symposium in Collaboration with the South African Young Academy of Science has officially kicked off. In his welcome address, Prof TTI Nkambule, highlights the significance of the symposium, mentioning that “it’s about creating space for sharing ideas 💡 that will

[WATCH] Dr Natisha Dukhi, SAYAS co-chair’s address highlights the voice of emerging researchers. “What is an emerging researcher? Is a supervisor the same as a mentor? How do you know if you are doing impactful research? These are all the questions that her talk is addressing.

Dr Stanley Liphadzi, Group Executive: Research, Development and Innovation at the WRC is on the podium; talking on research, development and innovations for current and future water solutions. #UnisaCSET #iNanoWS #SAYAS #Unisa150andBeyond

Dr Terrance Phadi from Mintek_RSA is giving an address on navigating innovative research frontiers. He is one of the keynote speakers here at the iNanoWS-SAYAS symposium taking place at the Unisa Science Campus. #UnisaCSET #iNanoWS #SAYAS #Unisa150andBeyond

Dr Khavharendwe Rambau from DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION talks about future and opportunities in renewable energy from the perspective of the Department of Science and Innovation. #UnisaCSET #iNanoWS #SAYAS #Unisa150AndBeyond

In today’s SAYAS blogging webinar we have had an excellent discussion on science journalism with Ozayr and Sheree Bega from the Mail & Guardian 🤩 we are now hearing from Lonwabo Makapela on how blogging helped her navigate a PhD between 3 countries!

Next up in the SAYAS blogging workshop we have Mauro Lourenco presenting on how we can use blogging to reflect on key global policy documents, and how integrating those blogposts into our lecturing is a good way to boost our readership 😅

Invitation to the ASSAf Humanities Lecture 2024 – Are we failing our youth? by Prof Saths Cooper. 📢 📢 Reminder there is still time to register for the virtual Humanities Lecture. Click the link to RSVP: buff.ly/3XiVtMS

📢 📢 Today marks the first day of the 2024 Research Week hosted by the Nelson Mandela University under the theme: Advancing the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development Mandela University

The Annual Young Scientists’ Conference 2024 is now underway at the Nelson Mandela University, Ocean Science Campus and the theme: Educate an Africa fit for the 21st Century. Dr Natisha Dukhi Mushe Basitere gives opening remarks. AcademyofScienceSA DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION National Research Foundation of South Africa #AYSC2024