Scifest Africa is South Africa’s National Science Festival, held every year at the end of summer in Grahamstown. It is the biggest platform for scientists and engineers to engage with the public, share their work and inspire the youth to pursue careers in science and technology. Organised by the Grahamstown Foundation and funded by […]
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This article was written by Rick Fienberg (American Astronomical Society) & Douglas Arion (Carthage College) for the Galileoscope project, developed as a cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA 2009) We are excited to announce that we are now accepting pre-orders for special-edition Galileoscopes for the International Year of Light 2015 at http://galileoscope.org. […]
It is no secret that Astronomy and space inspire children to take an interest in Science and Math. They have generally been utilized on a stand-alone basis, at special events or workshops to get kids excited. But what happens after the workshop? The issue of sustaining children’s interest in STEM subjects has not been properly […]
Public outreach is a big part of the OAD’s vision. Infact, it is one of the three Task Forces. We coordinate outreach projects with the help of our task force-3 members. So, it is not surprising that we take a keen interest in outreach events conducted on our own campus. Like many observatories, the South African Astronomical […]
A short summary of the OAD’s vision, goals and why we use Astronomy as our tool – written by our current visiting fellow from India, Ramasamy Venugopal. https://staringattheuniverse.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/international-astronomical-union-office-of-astronomy-development-iau-oad/