The roundtable aims to raise public and policy awareness of the mental health impacts of climate change, facilitate dialogue between research, policy and practice, and identify key gaps, needs, and
“Empowered women empower the nation. By helping one another to rise, South African women continue to build a more equal, inclusive and hopeful future for all.”
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), in partnership with the Mirror Biology Dialogue Fund, is hosting this webinar to introduce the emerging field of mirror biology and examine
The Royal Society of South Africa and the Academy of Science of South Africa invite you to a webinar on ‘A neuroscientist re-evaluates Freud and the talking cure’ by Professor
This webinar examines the human dimensions of scaling game meat value chains, with particular attention to conflict mitigation, risk management (including zoonoses and food safety), governance, and equitable benefit-sharing.
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), through its Forum on Food Safety (AFFS), in partnership with the University of Pretoria, will host a hybrid seminar, “From Pollination to
ASSAf invites applications from outstanding scholars to serve as Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Science, South Africa’s premier multidisciplinary scholarly journal. Click here for more information.
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Shireen Motala as Vice-President of the Academy and Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi as a full
Space science is increasingly recognised as a driver of innovation, international cooperation, skills development, and societal resilience. In this context, an Embassy Lecture, Freedom250 U.S. Speaker Program hosted by ASSAf
Healthy bees are essential for sustainable food systems.Building consumer trust in honey requires collaboration across research, industry and government to ensure authenticity, food safety, traceability and sustainable production.
As an aquatic ecologist, Dr Fannie Masina of the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) took a greater academic interest in the picture-postcard setting than most of the other 599 early career
The Frontiers Planet Prize is the world’s largest prize in planetary health and Earth system science, offering three $1 million awards to advance breakthrough research. It highlights the need for
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of institutional life across research, education, healthcare, and public service. While ethical principles such as transparency, accountability, fairness, privacy, and human agency are widely
Written by Engela Duvenage South African researchers are rubbing shoulders with the world’s scientific elite at the 75th edition of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in the island-city of Lindau,
“Road safety is not solely a transport issue; it is a societal issue that affects public health, economic productivity, community well-being and sustainable development. Through evidence-based dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration,