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ASSAf and NHREC POPIA Stakeholder Engagement with the RECs, 18 May 2021
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
ASSAf is facilitating the process to develop a Code of Conduct for Research under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), having hosted three stakeholder events that were attended by scientists and researchers ...
ASSAf POPIA Public Consultation Forum: Progress on the POPIA Code of Conduct for Research, 03 May 2021
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The Academy of Science of South Africa is facilitating the process to develop a Code of Conduct for Research under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), having hosted two stakeholder events that were attended ...
ICT in Science – Towards empowered South African Citizens
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Science engagement plays a pivotal role in bringing trusted information to the public, however, not all communities are accessible in South Africa and science engagers are in short supply. Alternative ways need to be ...
ASSAf Copyright Amendment Bill Workshop, 29 June 2021
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The genesis of the Copyright Amendment Bill was in 2009, when the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiated various studies and impact assessments. In July 2015, the DTI published a Draft Copyright Amendment Bill ...
Humanities Book Award Ceremony 2021
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Prof Charles van Onselen was awarded the 2021 ASSAf Humanities Book Award for his book titled The Night Trains: Moving Mozambican Miners to and from South Africa, circa 1902-1955. For more than 50 years, privately operated ...
Crisis and catastrophe: the motor of South African history?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Annual Humanities Lecture Webinar hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on 5 October 2021. Presented by Assistant Prof Jacob Dlamini, Princeton University, United States of America.
In 1977, R.W. ...
Women in Science: Prof Helen Rees
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
In this video, Prof Helen Rees shares more on her science career as a woman. This documentary formed part of the South African National Science Week from 2-8 August 2021.
In commemoration of women’s day held annually ...
Understanding the scourge of predatory journals and conferences in academia
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Presented as part of Science Forum South Africa 2021. This presentation highlights some of the key emerging findings and recommendations of an InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) study “Combatting predatory academic journals ...
Why environmental management must become the new normal (1/4)
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS), 2021)
SAGE hosted a webinar series in partnership with ASSAf, SAYAS and INR on “Why environmental management must become the new normal”. The series aimed at raising awareness on the importance of emergency risk mitigation in ...
Launch of Essential facts about Covid-19 Booklet
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The booklet titled "Essential facts about Covid-19: the disease, the responses, and an uncertain future. For South African learners, teachers, and the general public" was launched as part of this webinar. View the launch ...