ASSAf News

The ASSAf Annual Humanities Lecture was inaugurated in 2017. Its primary purpose is to provide a platform, within ASSAf and its multidisciplinary suite of activities and projects, for showcasing and promoting the Humanities and its significance for social and human development. It does so through inviting a leading Humanities scholar to deliver a lecture on a question which is of interest in the country. Previous lectures focused on the student uprisings of 2015, the significance of Steve Biko for...

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) cordially invites you to its virtual 2020 Annual Awards Ceremony and Member Inauguration. New Members of the South African Young Academy (SAYAS) will also be Inaugurated. Click here for more information.

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina organise a virtual panel to discuss human mental health in times of the COVID-19 pandemic from four country perspectives. The renowned speakers analyze the situation in Germany, South Africa, Spain, and Nigeria from a scientific perspective. In this regard, they address three levels: the individual, the health care system and the society in general. Click here for more...

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the University of Johannesburg cordially invite you to a virtual public lecture by ASSAf Distinguished Visiting Scholar Professor Romain Murenzi. Read more

The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) held a Webinar on ‘Women Scientists in the Forefront against COVID-19’ on 26 August 2020 in celebration of Women’s month. August in South Africa is historically devoted to celebrating the successes of women and is a tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women.

The ASSAf Humanities Standing Committee announces the callfor its second Humanities Book Award. The Committee seeks your assistance in nominating and identifying writers of scholarly publications. These nominations are limited to the publication dates 2017, 2018 and 2019. The book should be noteworthy in its contribution to developing new understanding and insight of a topic in the Humanities, Social Sciences or the Performing...

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) cordially invite you to the INNOVATION FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT (IID) SEMINAR SERIES on Building Profitable and Sustainable Community Owned Connectivity Networks.

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), Scholarly Publishing Programme, cordially invites you to a Webinar on Good Peer Review Practices.