Browsing A. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Publications by Issue Date

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    • Xenophobic Attacks 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2008)

    • Quest Volume 4 Number 3 

      Beaumont, Peter; Vogel, John; Berjak, Pat; Vorster, Este; Jerling, Johann; Wright, Hattie; Kruger, Salome; Pieters, Marlien; Maree, Kobus; Pauw, Johan; Tshingana, Dumile; Laurie, Henri; Bourdillon, Michael; Nweeia, Martin; Thackeray, Francis; Nam, Tom; Nicolson, Sue; Kana, Bavesh; Warner, Digby; Williams, Brian; Hargrove, John; de Wit, Maarten; Charles, Phil; Annegarn, Harold; Bradfield, Megan (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2008)
      Contents: Discovering the deep African past at Wonderwerk Cave - Archaeological dating points to the birth of human technology and culture right here in southern Africa: Storing and restoring plant-life from seeds - How ...

    • Quest Volume 4 Number 4 

      Myer, Landon; Orrell, Catherine; Roux, Surita; Le Roux, Jaco; Hedding, David; Collier, Andrew; Lee, Jeniffer; Kuyper, Brett; van Wilgen, Nicola; Motsi, Alexio; Minicka, Mary; Marvey, Bassie (2008)
      Contents: HIV in South Africa - 2008 - The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation is a key research facility in South Africa. Members of the Foundation discuss the epidemic in South Africa: Taking the pain out of testing -The Tutu ...

    • The State of Science in South Africa 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)
      This book has been prepared to mark the occasion of the hosting of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) conference by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in October 2009 in Durban. TWAS is the ...

    • Scholarly Books: Their Production, Use and Evaluation in South Africa Today 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)
      This consensus study addresses the world of book publishing in and from South Africa. It explores the special scholarly virtues of these works and the contributions they make to ‘the literature’ and to the general advancement ...

    • Revitalising Clinical Research in South Africa 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)
      Clinical research in a developing country like South Africa contributes to health care at all levels by identifying the causes of problems, facilitating diagnosis, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of care, and ...

    • Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment. Forum proceedings 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)
      This Forum on Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment is the second in a series that are being convened by the ASSAf Forum Committee on Science for Poverty Alleviation. Noting ...

    • Science in Action: Saving the Lives of Africa’s Mothers, Newborns, and Children 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)
      Science in action: Saving the lives of Africa’s mothers, newborns, and children presents an overview of the current status of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in sub-Saharan Africa and reports a new analysis of ...

    • Climate Change 

      G8+5 Academies (G8+5 Academies, 2009)

    • Durban Declaration: TWAS 

      TWAS (TWAS, 2009)

    • Quest Volume 5 Number 2 

      Pickering, Travis; Heaton, Jason; Sutton, Morris; Brain, Bob; de Jager, Okkie; Venter, Louis; Meincken, Martina; Samways, Michael; Pryke, James; Attwood, Claire; Tweddle, Denis; Govender, Catherine; Branch, George; Friedling, Jacqui (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2009)
      Contents: Roots, bugs and venison: Prehistoric cuisine at Swartkrans Cave - How did diet shape human evolution? The rich assemblage of early hominin fossils at Swartkrans has helped to uncover this important aspect of our ...

    • Quest Volume 5 Number 1 

      Govender, Kevin; Ellis, George; Basset, Bruce; Hlozek, Renee; Menzies, John; Kuhn, Rudi; Kotze, Marissa; Charles, Phil; Vaisenen, Petri; Oliver, Enrico; Whitelock, Patricia; Buckley, David; Medupe, Thebe; Matamela, Themba; Cruse, Lisa; Loaring, Nicola; Gulbis, Amanda and Eric; Warner, Brian (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2009)
      Contents: Astronomy for Africa - The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is important to Africa, celebrating the continent's long history of astronomy and our world-class research facilities: The history of the Universe: ...

    • Quest Volume 5 Number 3 

      James, Wilmot; Bruton, Mike; Keynes, Randal; Rogers, John; Howerda, Benne; Wright, Caradee; Brand, Mariette; Loader, Lacea; Ansorge, Isabelle; Attwood, Claire; Branch, George; Backwell, Lucinda (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), 2009)
      Charles Darwin at the Cape: On his voyage around the world in the Beagle Darwin singled out the Cape in his notebooks; Charles Darwin: Reluctant hero of science?: Charles Darwin was a modest, self-taught biologist living ...

    • Quest Volume 5 Number 4 

      Sithole, Happy; Lynn, Morris; Southwood, Patricia; Bighnaught, James; van der Elst, Leandri; Kuhn, Rudi (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2009)
      The Centre for High Performance Computing: The future of computing in South Africa; Green computing at the CHPC: Green computing was an integral part of the planning of the Centre for High Performance Computing in Cape ...

    • Report on Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Social Sciences and Related Fields 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)
      The peer review report entitled Report on Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Social Sciences and Related Fields is the second in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. This ...

    • Turning Science On: Improving Access to Energy in sub-Saharan Africa 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)
      Access to modern energy services, defined as electricity and clean cooking fuels, is central to a country’s development. Poor access retards the pace of national development and poverty reduction and delays the achievement ...

    • Workshop Proceedings Report GMOs for African Agriculture: Challenges and opportunities 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)
      This proceedings report is the product of a two-day workshop hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) from 17-18 September 2009. ASSAf, in partnership with the Union of the German Academies of Sciences ...

    • The PhD Study: An Evidence-based Study on how to meet the Demands for High-level Skills in an Emerging Economy 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)
      This is the first comprehensive report on PhD training in South Africa and identifies the barriers and opportunities for effective training and high-level outputs at the doctoral level. It was produced by an expert study ...

    • Critical Issues in School Mathematics and Science 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)
      The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), as a body of natural and human scientists, has an important role to play in providing government and members of society with evidence-based information that can be used to ...

    • Report on Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Agricultural and Related Basic Life Sciences 

      Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)
      The peer review report entitled Report on Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Agricultural and Related Basic Life Sciences is the first in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. ...