By Genevieve Marshall, IAU Head of Fundraising and past OAD Fellow In Singapore where I grew up, we’d sometimes travel to Malaysian islands such as Tioman. After a long, occasionally white knuckle-grip drive up to Mersing or Malacca, we’d trade my mother’s tiny Suzuki Swift for a paint-peeled, elderly but still sturdy boat. They had […]
Author Archives: Ram Venugopal
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May
May
Astronomy, one of the oldest and most fundamental scientific disciplines, has yielded profound insights into the nature of space, time, and matter, while serving as a catalyst for significant technological innovations. In recent years, the rapid growth of data from ground and space-based observatories has established artificial intelligence (AI) as an indispensable tool in modern […]
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May
May
Looking Up, Slowing Down: How Stargazing and Nature Support Mental Well-being by IAU Office of Astronomy for Development IAU OAD
2025, Central and South Asia, CSTERC Women AstroPreneurs’ Collective
First Phase of Women AstroPreneurs Collective Underway in India
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Apr
Apr
The CWAPC Women AstroPreneurs Collective project successfully completed the orientation program for their trainees which included a pre-competency survey with participants. The project aims to integrate first-generation female graduates into the workforce by equipping them with skills needed to produce astronomy products, and foster entrepreneurship among women. Ultimately, the project team aim to empower women […]
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Apr
Apr
Congratulations to Dr. Joyful Mdhluli from the OAD, one of the laureates of the “2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics” awarded to the ALICE experiment where she did her PhD work. The prize is awarded for detailed measurements of Higgs boson properties confirming the symmetry-breaking mechanism of mass generation, the discovery of new strongly interacting […]