21st May: Em.Prof Theo Stewart on ‘Decision Science’ 18th June: Prof Chris Harris on ‘Supervolcanoes’ 20th August: Dr Joel Dave on ‘Diabetes’ 17th September: Prof W Hanekom on ‘Advances in TB research’ 1st October: Special Lecture : Prof Tony Cheetham, Royal Society of London 19th November: Prof. Jeanine Marnewick on ‘Cardiovascular effects of rooibos’ (all titles to be confirmed)
Dr Alessandro Sergi will present a lecture entitled “QUANTUM PHYSICS AND LIFE” on Wednesday, 26 March 2014 at 5.45 pm at the John Bews Lecture Theatre, UKZN Life Sciences Campus, Carbis Road, Pietermaritzburg. What is life? Can we understand its universal features in terms of the motion of atoms and molecules? Are the weird effects […]
The 54 new research chairs announced on Friday 7th March as the latest phase in the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) include chairs concerned with astronomy, education, health, rural development and food security and land reform. The appointment of 54 new research chairs is expected to strengthen the ability of the country’s universities to […]
At an Ordinary Meeting of the Royal Society of SA in Cape Town on the 20th November 2013, the results of the Fellowship Ballot were announced and recorded. The Society is proud to welcome the following to the Fellowship : DR RICHARD STEPHEN KENT BARNES - Fellow Emeritus St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge and Honorary Fellow, Department […]
John F. W. Herschel Medal in recognition of Highly Distinguished Multidisciplinary Contributions to the furtherance of Science, to : Professor Salim Abdool Karim FRSSAf Director of CAPRISA – Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, President of the South African Medical Research Council and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal […]