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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Health Sciences and Related Medical Fields
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2014)
This report marks the forth in the series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. Ultimately, it is intended that all scholarly journals in the country will have been subjected to independent, ...
Women for Science: Inclusion and Participation on Academies of Science
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2016)
Message by Professor Daya Reddy, President: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf):
Academies of science play a critical dual role. They recognise scientific excellence through election into their membership, eminent ...
7th Annual South African Young Scientists' Conference 2016, Human Rights
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)
This report stems from proceedings from the 7th Annual Young Scientists’ Conference held on 6 to 7, October 2016 where human rights in general, and the rights of scientists in particular, were addressed by some 80 young ...
African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019-08)
This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk ...
South Africa’s Technical Readiness to Support the Shale Gas Industry
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)
The consensus report titled South Africa’s Technical Readiness to Support the Shale Gas
Industry was produced by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), in collaboration
with the South African Academy of Engineering ...
First Biennial Report to Cabinet on the State of Climate Change : Science and Technology in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)
This report aligns with the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) of the government of South Africa, which in turn stems from the work of the National Planning Commission and its National Development Plan (NDP). Outcome ...
Quest Volume 14 Number 3 2018
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018)
The science of everything Reinhard Hiller explains how our understanding of DNA and the human genome can improve medical care - Precision medicine – Moving away from one-size-fits-all Stefan Kohler discusses how precision ...
Quest Volume 12 Number 4 2016
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2016)
Contents: Africa’s giant eye in the sky: Inspiring society by exploring the Universe: Petri Vaisanen shows how SALT is expanding our Universe; A night in the life: Lisa Crause gives us a glimpse of a night at the observatory; ...
Second Biennial Report on the State of Climate Science and Technology in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)
This is the second biennial report on the State of Climate Science and Technology in South Africa, commissioned by the Departments of Science and Innovation (DSI) and Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, and compiled by ...
Surveillance and Response to Infectious Diseases and Comorbidities: An African and German Perspective
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)
The conference explored various topics pertaining to Infectious Diseases and Comorbidities. These included: antimicrobial resistance; one health; HIV; TB; Malaria; and HCV. The objectives of the symposium were to scientifically ...