Year of Science

Workshop on Data Integration Techniques Applied to Earth Science Data

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:24:08 GMT

Under the umbrella of the German-South African Year of Science (YoS) 2012/2013, a workshop on data integration technologies for Earth system modeling and resource management was held in Pretoria on April 23, 2013. The workshop was organized by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Council for Geoscience and followed another YoS workshop held in November last year at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany. All together well over sixty participants used the opportunity to network and exchange ideas.

German South African Research Lecture Series on Energy Sciences

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:54:50 GMT

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) hosted its German South African Research Lecture Series on Energy Sciences during March and April at seven different South African universities. This year’s events form part of an array of DAAD initiatives within the German South African Year of Science 2012/2013. The series wraps up on April 17, 2013 in Cape Town and on April 23, 2013 in Port Elizabeth.

German-South African Year of Science culminates in Berlin

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:54:27 GMT

The highly-successful “German-South African Year of Science 2012/2013” concluded on April 16, 2013 in Berlin. German Education Minister, Johanna Wanka, and her South African counterpart Minister Derek Hanekom hosted the final event honouring this year of special activities on the day.

The legacy of the Year of Science: Strengthening the existing research relationship

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:52:49 GMT

The South African Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom met with the President of the Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Professor Reinhard Huttl. The visit took place just before the closing event of the German-South African Year of Science on April 16, 2013. It promised strong collaboration over the coming years, a credit to the long-term benefits of this special year of events.

Electrical power distribution wires as a viable communication channel

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:26:59 GMT

The International Symposium on Power Line Communications, ISPLC and its Applications was held at The School of Tourism and Hospitality, University Of Johannesburg, from March 24 – 27, 2013 as part of the activities of the German–South African Year of Science 2012-2013.

Science on the Move

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:12:22 GMT

Festival organizers at Scifest Africa, South Africa’s annual in the Eastern Cape National Science Festival, successfully managed to move and shake the city of Grahamstown from March 13-19, with a impressive program offering the over 72,000 local and international visitors a kaleidoscope of scientific innovation and exploration.

German-South African workshop on hydrogen and fuel cell pawer systems

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:11:35 GMT

Germany and South Africa are strengthening their cooperation in hydrogen and fuel cell research and innovation. A three-day networking workshop took place in Cape Town, South Africa from 11-13 March.

Tuberculosis – A Perspective of the Global Threat - From Sample to Patient

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:11:35 GMT

In celebrations of the German-South African Year of Science 2013 and the World TB Day, Hain Lifescience SA Ltd hosted a symposium on Molecular TB Diagnostics.

Winners of the HISTORY. WRITE. FUTURE. essay competition have been chosen

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:36:52 GMT

Six young authors have been chosen as the winners of the HISTORY. WRITE. FUTURE. essay competition. They will be invited to the final event of the German-South African Year of Science, which takes place on April 16, 2013, in Berlin. During the event the three German as well as the three South African winners will be officially honoured.

Young Academies panel discussion on sustainability research in Berlin

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:47:23 GMT

The panel discussion “Bridging Two Hemispheres: Policy Advice and Sustainability Research in Germany and South Africa” will take place on March 19 in Berlin. High-ranking attendees will discuss the conditions, risks and potential of respective scientific policy advice. The event is part of the German-South African “Year of Science” 2012/13.

German South African lecture series on 'Energy Sciences'

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:47:42 GMT

The German Academic Exchange Service begins a German South African research lecture series on March 6 focussing on energy sciences. The lectures will take place at various venues across South Africa through April 23, 2013 and are a part of the ongoing German-South African Year of Science.

Researching the ocean and the polar regions brings scientists closer together

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:21:15 GMT

The Year of Science’s key subject "climate change" was the focus of several events held at the end of November and start of December in South Africa: representatives from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) had the opportunity to visit two research vessels during their trip to South Africa.

Physics vision for high energy resolution

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:08:51 GMT

South African and German physicists hosted an international workshop at Stellenbosch University on Nuclear Spectroscopy Frontiers at Magnetic Spectrometers from November 19-22 as part of the German-South African Year of Science 2012/2013. The event also celebrated a collaboration of nearly two decades between iThemba LABS, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and Technical University Darmstadt in this field.

Marine Science Cooperation in South Africa

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:30:52 GMT

From December 3 – 6, 2012 the Applied Centre for Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS) and the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) hosted the “Marine Science Cooperation Workshop” at the Tsogo Sun Nelson Mandela Boulevard in Cape Town. The event was co-sponsored by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST). Delegates planed ways in which the partners can develop marine research collaboration in the next decade.

MobiMed: a modern mobile diagnostic clinic

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:21:13 GMT

The University of Stellenbosch hosted the international workshop “MobiMed: IT-based technologies for rural healthcare and mobile clinics” from November 5-9, 2013. It was part of the German South African Year of Science 2012/2013 and sponsored by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Complex Earth System Partnerships in CapeTown

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:53:44 GMT

On November 29 and 30, 2012, project leaders of the Southern African and German SPACES (Science Partnerships for the Assessment of Complex Earth System Processes) held a meeting at the University of Cape Town in which selected project ideas were presented and the further development of the programme discussed.

Focus on the “Middle Olifants” river basin

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:25:57 GMT

As part of the German-South African Year of Science, a workshop kicking-off the second phase of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) South Africa II was held in Pretoria on November 14-15, 2012.

Photodynamic Therapy conference at the University of Johannesburg

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:20:09 GMT

As part of the German-South Africa Year of Science, the Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, hosted an international conference from October 29-31, 2012. The conference, entitled "Photodynamic Therapy - A Minimally Invasive Approach and Innovation in Health Care for South Africa", covered both research and clinical applications of PDT.

Workshop on archiving colonial knowledge

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:02:22 GMT

Students and specialists in the fields of linguistics, archives, history, literature, art history, visual studies, text analysis, anthropology and archaeology gathered for an exceptional workshop about The Hoffmann Collection. The workshop on archiving colonial knowledge was held at the University of Pretoria on October 1-2 and was organized in collaboration with the German Ministry of Education and Research and the Humboldt University Berlin.

Workshop „Past(ssed) encounters, visual(ised) and digital(ised): on archiving colonial knowledge“

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:27:11 GMT

As a part of the German-South African Year of Science, the University of Pretoria (UP) and the University of South Africa (UNISA) will hold a two-day workshop about the Hoffman Collection of Northern Sotho Cultural Heritage on October 1-2, 2012. It will cover both archiving and the presentation of colonial knowledge.