ASSAf News

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) cordially invites you to a conversation with Prof Michael Kahn on Origins and Destinations Known: Learning from the Tracer Study of International African Doctoral Graduates. South Africa’s universities host a large considerable number of international doctoral students, of whom international Africans make up close to 40% of the eventual PhD graduates. Immigration policy requires the graduates to return ‘home’ upon completion, raising the question -...

ASSAf would like to take this opportunity to thank all stakeholders for the overwhelming responses and comments in the development of the Code of Conduct for Research, as per Chapter 7 of POPIA.

The Royal Society of South Africa and  the Academy of Science of South Africa invite you to a Zoom Webinar on GM Crops and the Global Divide - Professor Jennifer Thomson, FRSSAf, University of Cape Town, 

An interactive workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles. Click here for programme and to register.  

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is proud to announce the release of the Report on Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in History, Philosophy and Politics. The focus of the report is on local journals in the following disciplines: history; international studies & multidisciplinary; philosophy; politics; and, security and policing.

The Call for ASSAf Members to submit nominations for the ASSAf Science-for-Society Gold Medal is open. The annual award was established by ASSAf in 2002 and its purpose is to recognise outstanding scientists who have applied scientific thinking in the serviceof society. Call - Regulation 2

The Draft Data and Cloud Policy has been published by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies – see attached. Written submissions are being received until 18 May 2021. The draft policy expressly addresses, amongst others, data produced during academic research and the ownership of such data. To date, there has been much discussion about the Draft Policy, with many concerns raised about the provisions for government to co-own data produced in South Africa....

The Royal Society of South Africa and the Academy of Science of South Africa invite you to a Zoom Webinar by Prof Stephanie Burton, FRSSAF, President of the Royal Society of South Africa titled Science Communication, Information and Ethics – the role of expert scientists in leading discussion and ensuring integrity.