The Royal Society of SA and the Academy of Science are proud to present talks at the Auditorium of the SA Astronomical Observatory (SAAO*) : 18 April – Prof. Raj Ramesar, Department of Human Genetics, UCT on Genomic Sciences – an African Dawn … 16 May – Prof. Mike Bruton, on ‘The Annotated Old Fourlegs’ and […]
Entries are already in for the highly-competitive Royal Society National Essay Competition, with nearly R50 000 in prizes, sponsored by the Claude Leon Foundation. Deadline: 2 May 2018. For more details on how to enter (only three entries allowed per school) and essay topics, look under the “Projects” tab on this page. The excitement is […]
At an Ordinary Meeting of the Royal Society of SA in Cape Town recently, the results of the Fellowship Ballot were announced and recorded. The Society is proud to welcome the following to the Fellowship : Graham Ian Holme Kerley, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Centre for African Conservation Ecology at Nelson Mandela University. […]
The Society is proud to announce the following Medal Award Winners for 2018: Marloth Medal in recognition of a Highly Distinguished Career and Significant Contributions to the Advancement of Science is awarded to Professor Guy Franklin Midgley FRSSAf* for outstanding internationally-recognised contributions in the field of fundamental ecology, applied ecology, and ecological policy, as well […]
Congratulations to all the 2017 Winners and their Teachers as another successful Competition is concluded. The winning schools will be contacted individually shortly. To all participants – many thanks to you for supporting this Competition, we do hope that it has been of benefit beyond the prizes. Topic 1 : ‘There is huge […]
