The African Astronomical Society (AfAS)
is a Pan-African Professional Society of Astronomers.
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The “The Beauty of Astronomy” online art competition, a collaborative effort between the International Astronomical Union General Assembly 2024 (IAU…...
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS GUIDELINES APPLICATION DEADLINE: 25 December 2024 The African Astronomical Society (AfAS) is the primary pan-African professional society representing…...
Application deadline: 25 December 2024 The African Astronomical Society (AfAS) is the primary pan-African professional society representing astronomers from across…...
Join the African Astronomical Society (AfAS) as an Accounting and Administration Officer! Take the next step in your finance career…...
AfAS is seeking an experienced and motivated Head of Secretariat! Lead and manage the secretariat team, ensuring smooth operations, strategic…...
As a partner in the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) global telescope network, the University of St Andrews would like to…...
Dear Fellow Astronomy Enthusiasts, We are thrilled to announce the celebration of Africa Astronomy Month this coming August 2024! This…...
This is a call to compile a list of Amateur Astronomers across Africa. We are inviting everyone involved in astronomy…...
12 April 2024 The African Network for Women in Astronomy (AfNWA) is delighted to announce Dr Brenda Namumba as the…...
Astronomy
- Development of Astronomical Observing Facilities conference puts forward the case for UK supported Astronomical Observatory in Kenya
- MeerKAT radio telescope inaugurated in South Africa – reveals clearest view yet of centre of the Milky Way
- Inauguration of the MeerLICHT telescope
- Ghana telescope heralds first pan-African array
- SALT helps international team to discover major supercluster of galaxies hidden by Milky Way
Astronomy
- South African Student Constructed Indlebe Radio Telescope
- The African Data Intensive Research Cloud
- Broadening Participation in the Sciences within and from Africa: Purpose, Challenges, and Prospects
- National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme
- ‘The first philosophers were astronomers’: Curiosity and innovation in higher education policy
- ‘The first philosophers were astronomers’: Curiosity and innovation in higher education policy