Invitation: South Africa-China Cooperation In Space Science And Technology
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is pleased to host the 2022/23 ASSAf Embassy Lecture in partnership with the Embassy of China in South Africa and the South […]
The Threat to Leadership in South African Universities
In recent times university staff have been assaulted and killed on and around campuses across the country. The attempted assassination this month of the Vice-Chancellor of Fort Hare University and […]
Invitation to the 10th ASSAf Presidential Roundtable Discussion titled “A Reflection on the State of Higher Education in South Africa”
The Academy is therefore hosting the 10th ASSAf Presidential Roundtable Discussion to “reflect on the state of higher education in South Africa and other concerns in higher education”.
ASSAf African Embassy Lecture Series
The Academy of Science of South Africa and the Embassy of Kenya in South Africa cordially invite you to a panel discussion on Challenges and solutions concerning water and sanitation services […]
The costs of equity by Prof Jonathan Jansen, President of ASSAf
Almost all academics would agree that equity in university staffing is a good thing and that any perceived trade-off with excellence represents a false choice. The best universities pursue both […]
Statement by senior international science advisors In advance of the 15th conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity
There is compelling evidence that global biodiversity is rapidly declining. More than one million species are now threatened with extinction, many within the next several decades, ushering in what may […]
ASSAf at the WSF 2022
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) will participate in the World Science Forum (WSF) 2022, to be hosted in Cape Town from 6 to 9 December, under the […]
Advancing multisectoral and life course approaches in mental health research
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Academy of Medical Sciences UK, jointly hosted a workshop on mental health on 21–22 November 2022 in Sandton, Johannesburg. Mental and […]
Invitation to Covid: Where are we now?
The President of the RSSAf invites you to a Royal Society of South South Africa online Webinar co-hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa presented by Professor Glenda […]
Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim elected to serve at the 7th President of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Quarraisha Abdool Karim, a world-leading AIDS researcher from South Africa, has been elected to serve as the seventh President of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science […]